One Note - One Heartbeat

A poem in response to the Writer's Digest 2025 April PAD Challenge: Day 6

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One Note - One Heartbeat

Inspired by The Alan Parsons Project’s song Time

We met late in life,
on a snowy afternoon
full of dusty records.

You became 
a second heartbeat
next to mine
in a room that needed
revisiting.

And suddenly
it was so clear—

Some goodbyes are like keys;
they are meant to open doors
to better hellos.

©2025 Cendrine Marrouat

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This poem is my response to the Writer’s Digest 2025 April PAD Challenge: Day 6: write a reaction poem.

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