how heavy is your heart today?
the same weight of a pack of sugar-free gum.
FIVE.
wealthy.
my grandmother once told me
the rounder your belly,
the wealthier many perceive you as.
the chubbier the cheeks,
the better you ate.
the higher the number,
the greater the life you led.
despite my wealth
being measured with two digits that
turnt to three
i wanted to be seen as poor
even if the wretched taste
of artificial mint
and the metal rim of
my water bottle
is the only two things
that touch my lips
in the next several days
until i find myself indulging in
such wealth
and purging in my
revulsion
YOU ARE READING
hold my heart.
Thơ cawill you hold my heart? rini's heart could one day weigh of gold the rock solid material gravitating your shoulders low, or the next, weigh of feathers because her touch was nearly alike.
