1

She jumps into the blackness,

Exits space,

And exits time.

I lift the lids off pots,

I look under the bed,

I mend the holes in my own socks.

If minds shape other minds, though,

She’s here,

She’s there,

She’s me.

2

My grandmother had a literal broken heart three times

First, when my grandfather died,

Then, when her cat died,

And once again, when we moved away.

Two percent of all patients with acute coronary syndrome have takotsubo syndrome

The heart’s main pumping chamber changes shape and wilts,

Becomes too weak to work,

All while the coronary arteries stay clear.