No Wonder
This love looks set to grow extremely tall.
I chart its weekly progress on the wall
the way my mum made pencil marks above
my sister’s head and mine. I’ve called it love
since it began, but now I have some proof -
infatuation stops before the roof
while love climbs bravely up to bash its head.
The bleeding starts. No wonder hearts are red.
by Sophie Hannah
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Sophie Hannah is one of my favorite writers. She writes a gripping crime novel series set in England, which is where she lives. She is also an award winning poet, and has written twelve books of poetry, including three books of poems for children.
