Tell me what breaks your heart

without telling me 
what breaks your heart— 

The mangos that will never
again ripen because of rot. 

The box carrying the urn 
carrying the ashes of your 

beloved, stolen by a porch 
pirate.  That recurring dream 

in which trash bins
overflow inside each other

and you stand at the sink,
scrubbing dishes with salt.

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