Swollen Heart - Kalai Selvi Arivalagan (each kindness read aloud .TXT) 📗

Am I winding up the day
with salty tears
that reflect lost smiles
I had for you.

No more should there be
Any sighs and regrets for thee.
Palpitation went astray
leading blood pressure to drop
Devoid of oxygen
heart’s muscles swell -
bloated it hurts me a lot.

With the electrodes
on my naked breast
exposed thoughts
stare at me with hatred.

To relax and stay still
even for a few minutes
strains my nerves for a while

Monitoring heart
for something wrong
will this machine find out
whatever missed as a lot?

Abnormal rhythms of heart
foretell what is in store
without you near me
signals received from heart
has got lost in
an invisible love maze.

Text: Kalai Selvi Arivalagan
Publication Date: 03-01-2012

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Dedication:
Swollen hearts diseased with unfulfilled love