My Soul by Ember Ward 英语诗歌

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My Soul by Ember Ward 英语诗歌

  by Ember Ward

 

    Sometimes

 

    When I feel like I'm going to fall apart

 

    I hold my ribs, all the way around,

 

    Both sides.

 

    My ribs hold me together,

 

    Like glue.

 

    They keep my breath close to my heartbeat.

 

    They keep my soul from escaping and

 

    Leaving me, grounded.

 

    I hold brightness and shadows in

 

    The hollow where my ribs meet.

 

    I hold them there in the memories

 

    Of slow, sorrowful music and

 

    Porch steps.

 

    I hold my ribs, until I feel solid.

 

    Until my legs are tree trunks and

 

    My fingers are fruit.