Madness and Women
Stories
Poetry
allison’s heart
one night leonardo da vinci and shakespeare and einstein visited him in his bedroom.
at six years old he showed promise in the arts and sciences.
each one offered to become his mentor.
he asked them to come back another time.
he had to prepare for valentine’s day at school.
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his mom bought a pack of valentine cards for his first grade classmates.
he addressed all of them to allison.
he had no self-control when it came to her.
his mom suggested giving valentines to the other students.
she threw them out and bought another pack at the store.
in the middle of the night he pulled them out of the trash and gave them to allison the next day.
in each one he stated a different reason why he loved her.
she read them and promised to always love him.
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that evening he realized his cards had captured allison’s heart.
he made a decision.
he’d accept shakespeare’s offer to become his writing teacher and poetic inspiration.