My Heart
That Mississippi chicken shack.
That initial-scarred tabletop,
that tiny little dance floor to the left of the band.
That kiosk at the mall selling caramels and kitsch…
Kim Addonizio’s poem pictures her heart as a series of surprising and colorful items.
Stop in to the poetry club for a prompt that uses Addonizio’s poem as a starting place for your own “my heart” poem.
Then just drop your poem into the comment box beneath Addonizio’s poem. We can’t wait to read!
Poem featured at Every Day Poems.