I take this beating heart out and place it on the ground next to me.

I won’t need it anymore.

Please, take away my ability to feel,

This cavernous pain in the hollow of me. 

Pulsating. Ringing out. Exacerbated.

Am I a mountain? 

No, a dune, gritty and eroding

with gusts of swift wind pushing me left and right.

Please, hold me still. Gently. 
Erase my memory and make me brand new.

I want to be reborn from all this.

Please, take the pain and let it fly away in the wind.

Katie Cajigas lives in Eastern Washington with her two daughters. She has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She loves to sing, write songs and poetry. She enjoys making jewelry and most creative endeavors.