how cruel it is to have
only one heart
while others have many—
O to be an octopus
with three hearts!
to have three regions
where love runs wild!
one heart for family;
one heart for you;
one heart—a whole heart—
for myself alone.
O to be an octopus
with three hearts!
YOU ARE READING
eating the moon
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