My heart
Like a shoe
In a dryer
Clangs and bumps
Pushing, bursting
Out the unlocked
Door of my chest
Slam it shut!
And good this time!
Back to thumping, whirring,
Humming loud and
Shaking.
A buzzer sounds,
A cloud of lint and steam
Signals peace, sleep.
I have found solace, and
My shoe is dry.
