Do not speak, love.
Hold your peace.
Keep your silence.
Listen.
Listen.
Listen.
Do you hear it –
The lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub?
Tell me.
Do you hear it?
I’ve been trying
To silence it,
Muffle it with poetry,
But it is there.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t stop.
It won’t stop…
It won’t stop!
It’s right here.
Right here!
in my center,
at my core!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t keep quiet!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t be still!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Be still, love,
Be still.
Be still!
Do not speak, love.
Hold your peace.
Keep your silence.
Listen.
Listen.
Listen.
Do you hear it –
The lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub?
Tell me.
Do you hear it?
Listen!
Why won't you hear?
for j.e.
100114
Sep 30, 2014
Sep 30, 2014 at 2:15 PM UTC
Do not speak, love.
Hold your peace.
Keep your silence.
Listen.
Listen.
Listen.
Do you hear it –
The lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub?
Tell me.
Do you hear it?
I’ve been trying
To silence it,
Muffle it with poetry,
But it is there.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t stop.
It won’t stop…
It won’t stop!
It’s right here.
Right here!
in my center,
at my core!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t keep quiet!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
It won’t be still!
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Lub-dub, lub dub, lub-dub.
Be still, love,
Be still.
Be still!
Do not speak, love.
Hold your peace.
Keep your silence.
Listen.
Listen.
Listen.
Do you hear it –
The lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub?
Tell me.
Do you hear it?
Listen!
Why won't you hear?
for j.e.
100114
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