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☛ We are inviting submission in the field of literature and literary theory in the form of article, book review, poem, short story, travelogue and interview for our regular April issue (Vol. 6, No. 2). The last date for submission is 31 March, 2025.

TO MY HEART

 


TO MY HEART

 

-         Mike Jenkins (U.K.)

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Heart, what have I done to deserve this?

Is this punishment for being an atheist,

For those gone days of cheroots ,

For those vomit-ending binges?

Let’s face it , aside from caffeine,

I have tried to treat you well

With my mostly plant base

And nutritious breakfasts

With memories of Corfu.

 

Heart, you keep sending me messages -

The spasms like twitches inside,

The sharp left arm pain 

Which wakes me early morning. 

It’s like you’re insisting -

‘Now you’ve turned 70

I’m the one who decides,

You’re closer than you think -

And you think forever,

However you spin it.’

 

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