{"id":1395,"date":"2021-05-27T21:26:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T03:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/imr\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2021-05-27T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T04:13:29","slug":"my-heart-is-a-stone-by-l-k-cunningham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/imr\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"“My Heart is a Stone” by L.K. Cunningham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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L.K. Cunningham is completing a Masters of Public Health at USask. She writes poetry encompassing themes of nature, love and other emotions. She was born land-locked in Saskatoon but now lives on an island in the St. Lawrence River in Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My Heart is a Stone<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is a stone
the rest of me \u2014 dirt
and you, this late summer rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is crystal and Venetian glass,
shards sending sunlit traces
deeper and deeper
into my bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is a fist:
clenched muscles aching,
until one embrace
and my heart,
for a moment,
is an infant\u2019s hand
opening during sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is a clay bowl
with a small crack
and you say:
\u201cIt will hold enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is a child\u2019s soap bubble
escaping
into the air
lingering just long enough
and then
gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart is a ripe apple
suspended,
waiting
for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This piece is part of the <\/em>in medias res March 2021 \u201cLove\u201d Issue. You can read the full issue under the tag \u201cMarch 2021<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image by Akshara Dash<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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