A Heart to Hearth

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Poetic Form: Narrative

Inspired: 2024 July 06

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KEY: H: Heart h: hearth h: I can see footsteps coming close to me a mile away but if they stand in front of me, the noise will be blinding. h: I stand flat-footed on my bedboard perpendicular to my body. Beyond my pane, are the viewpoints on life from the many. 'His slants differ from my own. He constantly reminds me that when he's out of prison, he'll find me and get me. H: But he's standing right there. h: But he won't do anything. H: Why not? h: His parole officer is standing behind him. H: But it's a woman? h: His mother. H: Oh, making certain that her son stays on the straight and narrow, eh! h: Ohh! You are a right smart person--she's his lookout!

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