What animal is your heart?

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Kate Clanchy @KateCIanchyI What animal is your heart? Is one of my favourite poetry questions. But I've never had an answer like this. Kyla is 17. My heart is a cockroach, caught in the mouth of an alley cat This cat has not always been feral. It had known the warm spot on the rug in front of the fireplace. But on a summer' s day left the door open. The cat, not knowing any dark thing, leapt away from love. My heart leaves open cans of sardines for the alley cat. Even runaways full of regret
via @KateClanchy1

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