Jane Arthur

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Muscle

At my stillest
I can see

the movements of my heart.

You must be close
to notice

how my left breast pulses.

I am impressed
by this most-hidden muscle,

proud of its tenacity.

Every other muscle in me
spasms and flails

but my heart

beats, it beats,
it beats.

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