found: soft heart on linoleum
blue side up, yellow side against floor
clean felt stitched roughly with gold.
past entry gate to supermarket
between the bread and fruit and flowers
where we used to keep the baskets.
stored in top left pocket of polo
where it remained for three days
on body, in water, flung, hung, shaken, folded, neatly tucked away.
found: soft heart over chest
unnoticed until pressed against polyester,
spotted in mirror as disruption.
removed, observed, and placed
on tray of trinkets
where i keep the only necklace i wear.
Mar 17
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC
found: soft heart on linoleum
blue side up, yellow side against floor
clean felt stitched roughly with gold.
past entry gate to supermarket
between the bread and fruit and flowers
where we used to keep the baskets.
stored in top left pocket of polo
where it remained for three days
on body, in water, flung, hung, shaken, folded, neatly tucked away.
found: soft heart over chest
unnoticed until pressed against polyester,
spotted in mirror as disruption.
removed, observed, and placed
on tray of trinkets
where i keep the only necklace i wear.
