(x = space)
x
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sure things
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the child
dressed up as a cowboy
or a football player
dream and irony
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even then
the heart
might be folded badly
not closing right
or opening
for blood and air
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and did I feel it?
ask the child
I’m asking later
I don’t know
no one told me
maybe no one knew
until later
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when the heart attacks
and surgeries
and the device implanted
were and are
sure things in
the older self
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c l couch
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November 14, 2022 at 8:55 pm
Well done! I must admit that it was only with the second read that I began to understand what was going on. Maybe the third will bring more.
November 16, 2022 at 2:54 pm
It’s a very frightening experience. Wishing all good things to you. 🌻