memories; archives

I can feel a heartbeat in my hand, but I can't tell if it's mine or yours.

[wordwinds]

Tidal questions at my feet Home is where the heart lines meet Not in distance of the seas Nor geography

Emily Barker, from her song "Geography" as recorded for her album A Dark Murmuration of Words (2020)

[wordwinds]

Mary Oliver, from "Lead" as published in New and Selected Poems: Volume Two (2007)

[Begin Image ID] A photo of a poem excerpt from a book. The poem reads: "I tell you this / to break your heart, / by which I mean only / that it break open and never close again / to the rest of the world." [/End Image ID]