morning ritual

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I dropped my heart

In the water

To see if it would dissolve

Like an alkali

Or a sulfate

Or a carbonate

5 seconds in

And I’ve changed my mind

Drowning it won’t help

Nor will stomping

Or crushing

Or dicing for that matter

It will continue to beat

And it will continue to love

So instead I embrace it

And apologize for the shameful thought

That perhaps I didn’t need it

And it was not who I was