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She has painted her lips
hibiscus pink,
The upper lip dips
perfectly in the center
like a Valentine heart.
It makes sense to me?
that the lips,
the open
ah of the mouth
is shaped more like a heart
than the actual human heart.
I remember the first time I saw it?
veined and shiny
as the ooze of a snail?
if this were what
we had been taught to draw
how differently we might have
learned to love.
From Talking Underwater (Wind Publication, 2007).
Used with the author's permission.
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Sally Bliumis-Dunn teaches, is Associate Editor-at-Large and features writer for PLUME, and teaches a Personal Essay course at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Her poems have been published in a long list of distinguished journals and, in 2002, she was a finalist for the Nimrod/Hardman Pablo Neruda Prize. Sally is the author of four books; learn more about her here.
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ccmatthe:
Multi-layered meaning. Very insightful.
Posted 09/30/2016 10:40 AM
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AllegraSilberstein:
What a beautiful and thoughtful poem about heart!
Posted 09/29/2016 11:34 AM
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KevinArnold:
Now that's a title that takes great courage to put at the top of a poem, and Sally fulfills the promise. Brava!
Posted 09/29/2016 11:27 AM
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wendy morton:
Your poet's eye, watching the world. The heart.
Posted 09/29/2016 10:51 AM
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Gilbert Allen:
I enjoyed the thoughtful simplicity of this fine poem.
Posted 09/29/2016 09:06 AM
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Glen Sorestad:
Thanks for this poem, Sally. Beautiful!
Posted 09/29/2016 08:30 AM
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Larry Schug:
The final four lines blow me away. Such depth in so few words, which is what great poetry is.
Posted 09/29/2016 08:26 AM
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blueskies:
Hibiscus pink! Lov'd it all. Thanks, Sally.
Posted 09/29/2016 06:09 AM
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