The human body is such a sympathetic thing.
First your heart breaks,
& then your legs give out
& your arms can’t hold you together
& your feet won’t move you forward
& your hands keep letting go
& your brain won’t stop reminding you
& your eyes keep looking for his
& your lungs just hold their breath.
But first, your heart breaks;
because the human body is such a damned sympathetic thing.
Alyssa Chaffee 