Heartbeats
I will not open out
My hollowed shell.
The pearl was cracked
Long ago.
The salty water still surrounds me.
Waves still crash down day by day.
A crack, an arrow,
All the same.
Wave after wave after wave after wave.
Copyright © Maria Sheldon | Year Posted 2009
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