The Infection
a poem
How did it survive?
All this time, this disease,
this infection of a boy’s heart,
how did it survive?
How many times did I
try to kill it
how many times did I
try to replace it
How did it
how did it survive?
A boy’s heart
seems like it’s rubber, wood, and stone
but it’s glass
glass made of sugar
sugar in the sun
how did it
how did it survive?
a kindness
a word
a touch
a look
“i’m sorry, Boyd.”
“I’m sorry that happened to you.”
How
How did it survive
This infection in a boy’s heart
How could it not?