My Warm Heart

He left me with a heart
ready to explode, with love.
He was a good man.
Kind, warm, intelligent.

I didn’t know what
I was supposed to do
with all of that love.
It became a weight.

So, I tried to give it away.
“how hard can it be” I thought,
“to find another man to love?”
I found a rattlesnake instead.

I dodged its bite and braced
for a life of loneliness. Too many
predators - most have soaked
their lips in honey to hide fangs -

& I hate it when I must show
my fangs in order to survive.

I prefer to coil around my prey.


~Sabrina