You must keep
your heart
that beats for
lovers gone by
in an old
purse
of pleasant familiarity
so you can
empty it
on a sidewalk
on a rainy day
and feel
like you gifted
the world
a memory
that is alive
in a dead
container.
Neha Bhat, ABT, ATR-P (@indiansextherapist)
Licensed Art-focused Sex & Trauma Therapist and Writer. I specialize in offering Art Therapy, Sex Therapy & Restorative Justice oriented Conflict Coaching in India and the U.S., online & in-person from a depth focused lens, to enable people to have better relationships with our internal and external worlds. Please explore this website for more about my therapy practice.
You must keep
your heart
that beats for
lovers gone by
in an old
purse
of pleasant familiarity
so you can
empty it
on a sidewalk
on a rainy day
and feel
like you gifted
the world
a memory
that is alive
in a dead
container.