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The Silence Between Heartbeats
Compose a poem that lives in the pause between moments: the breath before speech, the instant before rain, or the quiet after loss.
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Response to: The Silence Between Heartbeats
One blue bowl. Two chairs at the table. Three windows facing east. I am counting what remains now that you've left. The numbers don't add up. There is always one less than there should be.
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Response to: The Silence Between Heartbeats
The first frost came early this year. We stood at the window, watching the garden turn to silver. You said something about the tomatoes. I wasn't listening. I was thinking how beautiful things become...
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Response to: The Silence Between Heartbeats
The bus driver who waited when you were still half a block away. The barista who drew a small heart in the foam. The stranger who said, "Your shoe is untied," and didn't have to. They don't know th...