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Notes on the Physiognomy of Heartbreak i hung my heart from the stiff arms of a joshua tree to dry in the mojave sun. it grew beautiful for a moment, beautiful as all the poetry in the world.  the veins tightened and cracked, muscle fibers stiffened and swung ever so slightly in the rarefied air, paling against the blue blue of the desert sky.  sooner or later all things in the desert turn to dust or stone and fall silent. i let my heart to drink from bleached desert ground, its fingers spread out among lonelinesses.  then i sank down, shallowly, to absorb the lesson of heat and sky: it must become harder to breathe before it becomes softer. Joanna Suzanne Lee lives in Richmond, Virginia where she organizes and hosts monthly reading series, open mics, and workshops. Her first book, the somersaults I did as I fell, was released in 2009. Her work has appeared in Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Caduceus, Contemporary American Voices, and VCU’s Medical Literary Messenger, among others. She writes (semi-)regularly at the-tenth-muse.com. #Unreal #Poetry #JoannaLee#Poem #Photography #Physiognomy#Heartbreak Visit our shop and subscribe. Sponsor us. Submit and become a contributor. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  CommentsComments are closed.
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