Love Poem: Hieroglyph and Hologram
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Written by: Rita A. Simmonds

Hieroglyph and Hologram

Your heart is a stone 
inscribed with cobras, vultures, ribs and reed.
You say what I see is not what you mean.

You confound me with sounds. 
One word is a zoo 
with water that ripples—
an arm in the pool.

My love is a laser 
that dazzles the screen
projecting an image, an effortless read.

And you, so resilient, but ancient, alone
mistrust my projections unscripted in stone.

I can’t help but love an uncrackable code.
With heart holographic, this coupling can float.

May 8 2016
for Hieroglyphs and Holograms Contest