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Heartbeats

long sleeves
dark pants
sandals in the springtime.

pretty face and hair that’s soft, soft silk.
deep eyes big with disappointment.
short of breath crying in the brow.

nothing stays forever in august nights
that are cool with mischief.
the boys and the girls,
together again in september.

springtime draws nearer to the anniversary.
the time when sandals accent wiggling toes,
and beauty lets go.

three years and a broken heart.
long sleeves
dark pants
and sandals in the the springtime.


Jennie Metzger

This poem is appearing in the Poetry Journal
Premiere Generation Ink. Volume 1 Number 1


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