heart pt. 1

when heart was small
still with    —— blood
like lavender

the texture of dirt
papa always said
be frugal. he

would bike to
work every
morning

without fail. 25
twentyfive twentyoddfive
years

of rain.

Iskandar Haggarty is the Editor-in-Chief of Firefly Magazine and a Best of the Net nominated poet. His work has been published / is forthcoming in Jawline Magazine, tNY Press, and Moonchild Magazine. His debut chapbook was published with Praxis Magazine this May. His favorite dessert is pumpkin pie.