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Why is it that we women
Put a hand to our chest

When hearing of a tragedy,
Or what might be one
Our hand flies to our chest.

What does this mean ?

Could it be because that's
Where our heart is ?

The heart, wherein resides love,
When those we love
Are threatened, or we even
Think they are in danger,

We feel it, in our heart,

In our throat, because we
Cannot swallow the thought
That something awful
Has or Might have happened

Sometimes, our hand flies
Up to our mouth
As if to hold in
A scream.