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Scraps

by JD DeHart


gathered from bits
and leftovers, the inventor
formed his child
then set the heart into
rotation, then set the mind
into spinning,
then called a name
and waited for response.


© 2015 JD DeHart

JD DeHart is a blogger, writer, and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard and his main blog is jddehartwritings.blogspot.com.

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