Deb M Poet Free verse

-A Heart Beats

Behind the mayhem and drama

Beats a sweet loving heart

A childlike playful heart

A heart lacking in self love and worth 

An isolated troubled heart

A self inflicted undernourished heart

A heart that stopped beating at the age of thirty eight

A heart that should still be beating

An anorexic heart

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Rowena Velasco August 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM Wow, Deb — this really hits. It’s raw but gentle, and you can feel the pain under every line. That last one… chills. Thanks for sharing something so real.

Hilda Greenhough April 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM This is sad. So sorry. Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM Its not personal Hilda…thankyou…Debx

John Loving Iii April 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM Tell me about it. When the heart is aged it's something else. It's so hard to write about but it must be expressed. Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM Thanks John….Debx

Sotto Poet April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM Malnutrition as a cause of death due to mental illness is a terrible thought. Deb, your choice to highlight such a very moving issue is truly respected. Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM Awww thanks Lasaad…..always lovely to see or l should say read you! Debx

Lin Lane April 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM That’s so terribly sad to think a life ends from undernourishment when there’s an illness in the mind. Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM Incredibly sad Lin….its an awful disease! Debx

Anne-Lise Andresen April 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM - It must be terrible to starve yourself to death, Deb - hugs Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM Awful Sunshine! Debx

Ilene Bauer April 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM So sad, but very well-described, Deb! Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM Thanks Ilene….Debx

Tom Cunningham April 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM Social media is to blame convincing, especially young girls how they should look. Yet they continue to screw up impressionable young minds. If I had my way I'd shut them all down. Bit like here really, no policing of the site. Welcome back Deb. Tom Deb M April 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM Thanks Tom….life gets in the way of poetry sometimes haha!! Debx