Emotion

Emotion in two villanelles.

 

IV.

 

One afternoon I went and bought myself a heart.

The sun was hot. The wind blew light.

It wobbled brightly in the cart.

 

A smile began to start across my face, all tart.

Toward my car, I strode upright.

One afternoon I went and bought myself a heart.

 

As I turned back toward the mart,

My chest began to seem tight.

It wobbled brightly in the cart.

 

Eyes down, I had ribs all apart,

Blood flowing out in delight.

One afternoon I went and bought myself a heart.

 

Hands to my chest, I laughed at such a spare part

Sitting immobilized by plight,

It wobbled brightly in the cart.

 

For removal was always my art,

And on I drove without fright.

One afternoon I went and bought myself a heart.

It wobbled brightly in the cart.

  

V.

 

Glistening shy beneath her eye,

From the hills, trickling down,

A shadow I could spy.

 

Lashes flickering with a sigh,

I couldn't help but drown,

Glistening shy beneath her eye.

 

Tears coming down dry,

I couldn't help but drive her crown,

A shadow I could spy.

 

Sharp edges beneath a starry sky,

I stared upon a misty gown,

Glistening shy beneath her eye.

 

Deep within the city nearby,

An amber shine enlightened her frown,

A shadow I could spy.

 

A light shown through my woolen ply,

Igniting the night in sundown,

Glistening shy beneath her eye,

A shadow I could spy.