Palpitations

The heart of a kestrel hides a house wren at nest. The heart of lark is a czar. The heart of a scorpion is swidden

and spark. The heart of a shark is a gear. Listen and tell, thrums the grave heart of humans. Listen well love, for it’s pitch dark down here.

~Excerpt from 'Arrhythmia' by Hailey Leithauser