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| Image / Krishna Kids Photography |
The Beat Goes on
The beat was first heard
… as a whooshing sound,
in sympathy with that of mother…
“Heartens” hopeful parents.
The Valentine…
Flushing skin, swelling
lips and fill of sex…
Lacey heart-shaped love.
Brave heart,
Red badge of courage…
Symbol of daring nerve
despite our fear.
Red blood, blue blood?
Type and match transfusion
Is color-blind to skin
Or… political persuasion.
CPR or DNR?
At the end, confusion.
…Restart the rhythm?
Or pull the plug?
Check of “organ donor”,
includes my heart … available
…if anyone would
want a heart of 80 years.
Skip to the straight line
on the monitor…
After the spirit escapes
with a last sigh.
Energy cannot be created or
destroyed, but can be transferred,
“The 1st law of Newton.”
Spirit energy must survive.
Alive, outside my body,
the beat goes on
How or where?
I care to be surprised.
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| Carolyn S. Mahnke |
Carolyn S. Mahnke is a registered nurse and retired Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She loves gardening, mothering, “grand mothering”, quilting, walking, swimming, and writing. She has written and published four poetry books: Howl at the Moon and Tell Outrageous Truth, Howl from the Center of Being, Howling from Senior Moments, and Second Story View. She enters her 80th decade with energy and enthusiasm, nourished and encouraged by friends and family, especially by Nadia Colburn’s online writing community.
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