This is the week the heart starts
beating. Little bird, little lizard,
little princess pea. Small round
stairway of spine. Small cleft
body. Small ache in my belly.
Everything moves over--
my insides rearrange. The heart
starts beating. My insides rearrange.
~
{ from Literarymama
Oh my goodness, I love this poem! I feel like I've read it before, but the author name doesn't ring a bell. Beautiful. Love the new site design, too!
ReplyDeletei read it recently on literary mama, but i am not familiar with the author either. i'm obsessed with this poem, its so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOhh, I love this poem, too! I love that you're posting poems every day!
ReplyDeleteits my 30 day challenge, since i've already been working out everyday (jillian michaels!)
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