Glimmer Aorta Poem by Beverley Katherine

hidden inside me is a heart of gold
atria plated with 24 karat diamonds
ventricles of rubies
valves made of undiscovered gems; peals luminescent in the shade of my chest.
it throbs with the sound of an ocean breeze
an underwater cave -
echoes from worlds before this.
if you place an ear gently upon my rising chest,
you'll feel the pull of the emeralds lining my aorta
and the soft whispering of stalagtite crystal
in my vena cava
but only
if you come close enough to hear the soft swish of platinum blood
that courses through my metallic veins.