Siamese

For a long time, I've shared my heart with you,
But now you wish that we could separate.
Why tear us in half? Why cut us in two?
Was our life before not affectionate?
Why should we surgic'lly slice through our skin
To split our sewn seams and then extirpate
All the organs our body holds within?
Must we lacerate all the ligatures
Binding and braiding what we could begin?

poem by Tim Stensloff
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!