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Month: September 2014

Offering

September 16, 2014December 10, 2015 kathleenjowittLeave a comment

A heart’s an awkward thing to wrap:
the one end softly squashy,
the other gimlet sharp.
I try. The point rips through the paper;
the string slips off the curves. Well.
Here’s my heart, then; you’d better
take it as it is, and know,
at least, what you’re getting.

Posted in poetry, UncategorizedTagged poetry

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