The Resting Place
Behind the fifth
left intercostal space lies the apex
of not thinking
he was satisfied
and would try
to find angst but he came back
like the connection
between the atria
and the ventricles,
different
from the silent
moment his heart is so still
his mouth
could be his belly.
Alison Eastley lives in Tasmania, Australia with her two teenage sons, one crazy dog, an elitist cat and credit card debt.