Heart Strings
Tug here, a pull there,
the mind animates,
life throws over into
full dull thrumming,
the engine of creativity
starting over again,
Tug here, a story unfolds
like a manuscript
on a kite string, like
a metaphor walking
a tightrope chasm.
JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard. Much more on JD DeHart can be found via his web site by clicking here…