Heart Red Self
by Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen — Read all 1,670 poems by Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
Monday, May 29, 2006
I’d put my heart upon a shelf,
Last night I took it down.
The smallness of its blood red self
Surprised me, the glassy sheen did not.
I left my heart out overnight,
It’s time, again, to hide its sight.
I put my heart upon a shelf,
One day, I’ll keep it out.
Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
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