drum box

do you remember she used to fall
asleep
listening to your heart beat?
the beat beat of her heart
fills the room
muffled by the pillows
and the willows
by the window
where I sit to hear it
louder than the wind
outside
In her room
nothing sounds
but her heart beat
while her blood
wets her bed
at night
remember?
blood keeps flowing
like a flood
thus the heart
loud
like a drum box
making sure
she doesn't die
in the wet bed
in the middle of the night
afraid
like a child
a so very small child
I sit outside
and listen
just so I can whisper
"remember?"