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‘Be careful’ I said ‘Of course’ You said
‘Be careful’
I said
‘Of course’
You said
And you looked deep into my eyes
Placing your hands on my chest
Reaching your fingers right through my skin
Out comes my heart in your hand
As if it were on a silver platter
Exactly as you ordered
Black
Bruised
Barely beating
Nervously I explain every scar
‘Don’t drop it’
I said
‘Never’
You said
And you looked deep into my eyes
Bringing the broken blob to your lips
Tenderly you kissed it
You kissed the broken.
And we watched as it began to glow
Bright
Beautiful
Brought to life
I can’t explain this
‘This must be love’
I said
‘Must Be’
You said
I smiled
You smiled
And I swallow hard as I notice the change in your gaze
My swallow doesn’t land
I realize I cannot breathe
I feel something sticky on my stomach
Blood
My blood
trickling down
Spilling out from the hole in my chest
Mouth wide open I gasp for air
I fall to my knees
Tears in my eyes
Vision blurred
Watching as you squeeze my heart in your hands
Pain.
‘Please don’t’
I said
And you sa-
About the Creator
Joann Claude
“I'm not sure why
I have the inexplainable urge
To tell everyone I come in contact with
That I'm dying”
-a million thoughts all at once after a brief interaction with a customer at work
Comments (1)
It’s beautiful and tragic. Your writing is always so profound and tinged with pain and it’s always done so well. ❤️