cactus girl’s lament
your heart in your hands
a tattered sweater
a feathered pillow
a softness I could lift
enfold and nestle in
the cradle of my elbow
oh
needles
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Such a tight poem! This girl is a great symbol for all of our loneliness.
I love “your heart in your hands/a tattered sweater…”
Great write! So much in such a short poem! Now that’s how poetry is done!