Memory
As mothers cradle babies at the breast
so infants hear the heart remembered from the womb
I placed a ticking clock inside your coffin
to keep the memory constant in your silent tomb.
2nd Place
5 Line Max New or Old Contest
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Submitted 6/3/17
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