Heart

My friend stabbed herself in the heart today
the blood ran down her chest and across her belly
it formed a self authoring suicide note
almost black and sort of treacly in a spidery scrawl
probably nanotech of some sort
amazing what they can do these days
she chose arachnoid stylised helvetica size 14 bold no underlines
why? it is beyond me
I always thought she was a calibri kind of girl
but I guess that says something about me doesn’t it?
not knowing
“I was feeling heartless,” the words said.
at this point I wanted to puke
(sic) because she was the most full of heart person I knew
I don’t know anyone like that anymore
“I needed to know if there was anything in there.
The cuts on the arms and legs just weren’t doing it.
I decided I’d have a stab in the dark.
At least there would be a some sort of real outcome,
at least I would find out one way or another.
If you are reading this it means I am dead -
and I had a heart afterall!”

5 Good Things Only #02

Columbines.

1. Columbines flowering in the garden.

2. Sitting in front of the fire with a cup of green and lemon myrtle tea.

3. Talking with old friends on the phone while separated by lockdown.

4. Remembering that paying attention to a person more experienced in an activity can result in your own improvement.

5. Participating in local produce exchanges where relative value has no meaning. Just the pleasure of giving and receiving is enough. Today it was eggs and firewood exchanged for leeks and lettuce.

Firewood and eggs.