A Beating Heart
A Beating Heart
Naeha Inapanuri
last week my life was steady
constant
the same routine
repeating
never ceasing
but I was a fool to think it would last
my life beat like a heart
this continuous rhythm
thump-thump, thump-thump it went
I never stopped to think of how some hearts fail
not all hearts are perfect
hearts stop, then continue
they have irregular beats
some are misshapen
others can’t function without the help of machines
I’m not saying my life was a perfect heart
with no faults whatsoever
but last week
it was a beating heart
sometimes that’s all you want
a beating heart.
because a heart that beats,
is better than one that doesn’t beat at all.