Kindra M. Austin – Madness of the touched heart
Quotable Poe Week Two
“I was never really insane, expect on occasions where my heart was touched.”
–A letter to Maria Clemm
Spasms wrack me—
I’m so sick, infected— and this
pen that I can hardly hold
pours
this
ink.
For words
no longer live within me,
and my love
knows me
no
more.
My reason is gone.
Beloved Mother, meet me.
I’m
not
long
for this world,
and we must die together,
darling.
© 2019 Kindra M. Austin
Kindra M. Austin is a poet, fiction author, and co-founder of Indie Blu(e) Publishing. Her books are available at Barnes and Noble online and Amazon.
