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I Tap My Thumb

January 27, 2013
By EatWriteSleep PLATINUM, Orlando, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars- Oscar Wilde

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Hello, it’s
Me
Yes, yes
It is the wonderful
And beautifully breath-taking
Me

So,
Can I have my heart back
Now?
After the months of
Suffering,
May I have my heart
Again?

But, dear, I don’t
Want it to be
Broken
When it’s handed
Back to
Me

I just want it
Whole
And, I want
To see if it is still
There,
Being the most
Average heart it can
Be

Yeah, so you are probably
Wondering
Why I’m wildly
Tap, tap,
Tapping
Away with my thumb
On my left
Wrist

I tap my thumb
Against my
Wrist,
To see if there is
Still some
Semblance
Of a heart
Beat

With no
Response,
I keep tap, tap,
Tapping
Away

© Hilary R., Woodland Hills, CA

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