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You held my heart in your hand;
Observed its beating,
Undiluted pulse. You
Hear it pump and strain with a furious
Energy as it supposedly fills my
Lungs. I breathe and it breathes,
Drowning at the sight of you
Majestic and regal
You stare back.
How can my heart beat now? I
Envisioned it crumbling like breadcrumbs over
Apples.
Red and flushed it beats on still,
Trembling.
In and out I breathe, somehow. My
Nerves are
Yours. Somehow we have become
One. I don’t
Understand how we didn’t
Realise until now.
Hearts beat. I am no longer
Alone. Somehow, somewhere down our line,
Not only my heart but yours, my
Dearest, was traded.