test RMN #3

As a general rule, I like holes.
A hole at the top of my tank gives me freedom.
But I do not like the hole in her heart.
She only has one, not three, like me.
Tova's heart.
I will do everything I can to help her fill it.
 
 
Van Pelt, Shelby, <i>Remarkably Bright Creatures</i> (Ecco, ed.)
 
 

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