The doctor placed the bell of stethoscope on my chest. Her brow furrowed.
"I'm afraid you have Takotsubo cardiomyopathy"
I drew a breath.
Inhale.
.
.
My lopsided, unwieldy heart
Palpitating, Palpable,
weighed heavy with grief.
Could she decipher neuroticism between heartbeats?
Did heart arrhythmia sentiment exist? Did electric signals for a venereal jaunt and compassionate cooing differ?
Could the doctor see the schematic I labeled:
"how to navigate my weary heart"
An organ designed to orchestrate a literal body of work
still beating
the odds of failure every day.
Healing was a million breaths away.
I n h a l e.
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E x h a l e .
Diction
- unwieldy – difficult to carry/move because of its size, shape/weight
- venereal – related to sexual desire/sexual intercourse
- jaunt – short excursion/journey for pleasure
- schematic – (diagram or other representation) symbolic and simplified
