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Heart

if the brain

March 22, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

if the brain is the locus of thinking
the belly the organ of loss
the heart must be focussed on loving and leaving
approaching mountains to conquer and bridges to cross

I stayed awake

February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

I stayed awake
all night
to ensure my heart
did not burst into flames

in the morning
the clouds were red

seeing – finally seeing

February 16, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

running
thought free
one’s heart travels
to where one longs to be

my guiding star

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

my guiding star may be low
below the horizon
may disappear
at the rising of the sun
may fall unnoticed
from my conscious mind
but always and forever
it is there that I shall run

my house is open

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

my house is open
to sunlight
to moonlight
to the breeze from the sea

my house is open
to the song of cicadas
to the laughter of children
to the rustle of palms

my house is open
my hearth is open
my heart is open to all

You touched

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

You touched your cheek to mine

your skin
your mask
my mask
my skin

My heart fluttered

we were distant

September 23, 2020 / simonsalento / 1 Comment

we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath

My dashboard lit up

August 2, 2020September 17, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

My dashboard lit up
like a Christmas tree roadside
when my mechanic arrived.

Lay your head

July 24, 2020July 23, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Lay your head on my chest and

listen

A second and a half is a long time between

beats

So many thoughts fly by before the

reassurance

But I am here

and will be here

counting out slow

eternity

with you

I cannot fill my heart with words

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment
I cannot fill my heart with words

but still I try

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