Flatness of my heart
Oscillates up and down,
Up and down.
Up and down.
And up it goes with happy hopes,
Then down it comes,
Weighted against odds.
I use my Phillips screwdriver
To manage the extent to which
My heart goes up,
And my heart goes down.
Like full stops
When I’m out beyond the breakers,
My heart has water-wings
And a soothing buoyancy.