Heart of Stone

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    Written September 3, 2009

    Heart of Stone

    I took my heart of flesh and beat it till it turned to stone
    I couldn’t let the blood flow,
    Or watch it race to the finish line.
    I needed to see the flat line, to know
    That numbness had its victory.

    My heart of stone won’t beat rapidly whenever it hears…
    Whenever it feels you passing along
    Stone is cold and can’t turn my blood to steam.
    It can’t set the things your eyes can’t see
    Into a forest fire.

    The lack of heat won’t produce a blush
    Or a humming bird whenever I scream,
    “You’re no friend of mine!”
    It’s set in shape and firm in place
    So it can’t feel the empty space whenever
    You’re gone.

    And when you’re gone, my heart of stone will be unwise.
    If won’t sink itself into a state of missing you.
    Cold can’t create memories, cold can’t fear
    That you’ll never return. This is why I damn near
    Murdered my heart until it couldn’t feel a thing.
    Until your fire ceased to burn.

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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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