i’d rather have
an agogô for a heart
a djembe for a heart
gramophone for a heart
bison bone for a heart
dandelion spore for a heart
sweet cream butter for a heart
i’d rather have a
mason jar for a heart
an ashtray for a heart
a plate of liver for a heart
lawnmower for a heart
jezebel for a heart
as opposed to this tissue and blood which damages my sheets
as opposed to this report that blocks my lavatory
as opposed to this bug snacked extra space overflowing with raccoons
as opposed to this envelope that appears right now open
instead of this light that clacks inside
as opposed to this TV box that draws thought on trash day
instead of this mole that simply answers deluge
as opposed to this colander that never gets the coarseness
i'd incline toward have
a heart brought into the universe of the craving
between a piece and a blues tune
a coleridge-wild weed hoochie coochie heart
a we certifiable cool heart on board the unfathomable produce of slave ships
an undying, maroon perpetually brown in obscurity slants heart
i'd like
have a heart that bangs
that beats
that beats
that beats
that beats
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This is just spectacular. I am just so captivated with what you wrote and how you wrote it! What a way you have with poetry.💙Anneliese