Prepare your heart

They told me to prepare

my heart; so, I bought

a store brand marinade

and 7 bell peppers.

I made an incision just beneath

the ribcage, reached into

my summer garden of a chest

and plucked it like an heirloom tomato.

I set it on the drain board

and covered it with cumin.

I sliced it into 14, quarter inch slices.

I put them in a bowl,

added my father’s Polish herbs

and soaked them in the marinade.

My heart is now in the fridge

beside a jug of milk

a 7 brightly colored peppers.

They told me to prepare my heart

Another, I suppose, will cook it.