I’ve joked in the past about how much I hate it when my heart skips a beat – or leaps.The inevitable hammering afterwards is most unpleasant! That said, I’ve decided to add a layer of grief and shock to this scenario.
This kevlar vest
-made from bitter teflon
stitched without emotion
and zipped up with gritty
determination
did nothing to stop my
heart from beating itself to death
– a bullet would have been safer
©Vivian Zems
dVerse Poets– Magic of Ordinary Things -by Gina
December 11, 2018 at 11:15 pm
such imagery from your exquisitely knitted words Vivian! i could just imagine how the heart is so hard on its own structure and form. an ordinary thing we often forget is fragile and never ever stops working even when we are resting. that is the magic of our Creator’s wisdom, you have revealed so much of that here.
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December 14, 2018 at 9:30 pm
Thank you Gina!😊
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December 11, 2018 at 11:19 pm
That vest does little to protect you from implosion; though it is stylish to wear to a gunfight.
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December 14, 2018 at 9:30 pm
Absolutely!
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December 12, 2018 at 12:16 am
The heart is definitely stronger than a vest, I’ll agree lol. A wonderful look into the heart hammering feeling!
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December 14, 2018 at 9:31 pm
Thank you 😊
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December 12, 2018 at 12:27 am
Very well described. And best wishes for a healthy heart.
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December 14, 2018 at 9:29 pm
Thank you- on both counts😊
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December 12, 2018 at 12:49 am
Gritty – well done.
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December 12, 2018 at 2:26 am
Struck from inside. What an interesting twist.
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December 14, 2018 at 9:29 pm
😊thanks!
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December 12, 2018 at 4:42 am
it’s not an ideal scenario. hoping it changes for the better for you
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December 12, 2018 at 5:47 am
Tis poetry….. 🙂
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December 12, 2018 at 5:54 am
awesome! you made a believer out of me 🙂
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December 14, 2018 at 9:29 pm
😊
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December 12, 2018 at 7:59 am
Oh wow Vivian, that’s some lethal outerwear…
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December 14, 2018 at 9:29 pm
😂
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December 12, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Wow, this is shockingly vivid. I don’t know if it’s from experience or not, but it’s certainly a unique take on the prompt!
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December 14, 2018 at 11:17 am
Thanks you! 🙂
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December 12, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Oh! Outstanding!
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December 14, 2018 at 11:17 am
Thanks you! 🙂
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December 14, 2018 at 5:47 pm
😉
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December 12, 2018 at 3:21 pm
ooooh… I love your take on this one. You had me going until the twist at the very end! Well Done, Vivian!
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December 12, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Great write!
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December 12, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Thank you 🙏🏾
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December 12, 2018 at 6:26 pm
Well done Vivian!
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December 15, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Thanks Linda😊
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December 12, 2018 at 8:28 pm
I can feel the cage of the vest pressing on the heart… the bullet would have been mercy
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December 14, 2018 at 11:17 am
You got it Bjorn!
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December 12, 2018 at 9:53 pm
Kevlar Vest Hiding HeART
A Greatest Source of
Poetry For me at least
First Essence oF Feelings
Filling Empty Shells of Words
to:
Art
no
Longer
Missing Magic
From: HeART..:)
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December 13, 2018 at 5:48 pm
Whoa! Nothing magical about that vest to keep heart from hammering!
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December 14, 2018 at 11:13 am
Tee-hee!
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