sometimes

Sometimes a pain 

In my breast

Cries out ‘Have heart, girl.’

Sometimes I

Dance 

Like a snake. 

Sometimes inconsolable

I know my 

Crippling illness again.

Sometimes, lying back, 

I kiss

The hand that mends.

Sometimes at once 

I feel heartbreak

With my joy.

Sometimes I recognize it

As an ache,

It is clear to me.