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Testimony
What keeps the lub dub echoing
in the chambers of my heart
and the diffusion of this iron blood through
thousands of capillary miles?
Or informs the unconscious swelling
of my respiratory branches,
and the bloom of their alveolar sacs
while I lie fast asleep?
Or directs the snapping synapses
governing neurotransmitters
and the sum total of my
chemical reactions?
The force inherent in my organ tissue—
the logic of my cell division
and the spindle fibers that untwine,
gently, the figure eight of my being.
Bio:
Sam Kealhofer is a Mississippi native who obtained a master's degree in English with a
concentration in creative writing from Mississippi State University. His work focuses on
setting, tone, and revitalizing a modern-day romanticism. His work has been featured in
Dunes Review, Peregrine Journal, Roanoke Review, as well as other online publications. He
plans to pursue an MFA in the future.
What keeps the lub dub echoing
in the chambers of my heart
and the diffusion of this iron blood through
thousands of capillary miles?
Or informs the unconscious swelling
of my respiratory branches,
and the bloom of their alveolar sacs
while I lie fast asleep?
Or directs the snapping synapses
governing neurotransmitters
and the sum total of my
chemical reactions?
The force inherent in my organ tissue—
the logic of my cell division
and the spindle fibers that untwine,
gently, the figure eight of my being.
Bio:
Sam Kealhofer is a Mississippi native who obtained a master's degree in English with a
concentration in creative writing from Mississippi State University. His work focuses on
setting, tone, and revitalizing a modern-day romanticism. His work has been featured in
Dunes Review, Peregrine Journal, Roanoke Review, as well as other online publications. He
plans to pursue an MFA in the future.