Heartbeat

heartbeat 

one, two

resting

it's important I count them 

and if I can time it  

then I feel yours too

listen to a

heartbeat 

three, four

whatever became of you? 

did it empty that moment

arrhythmic  

lapse with the second hand

revolution in one breathe 

loss skipping next

I take in each heartbeat

claim internal swell 

shame leeching 

at the point of dilation

writing itself into the rhythm

hitting at it 

hers was an acting out 

mine a never acting

soon every second is seizure

either way you play

heartbeat 

five, six 

all the way to 100

this time will be different 

checking pulse 

steady 

Is artery tunnel? 

as I take in each pump

deeper exploration 

and did you know you share a heartbeat 

with those you tunnel dwell with? 

sleep next to in soft heat 

we share one heartbeat 

we rise and we fall