Resting on a seabed
A Japanese clay pot
Tied to a rope
Offers refuge
To a shy octopus.
The pot is
Pulled to the surface
But the octopus
Will not attempt escape
Feeling safe
Inside the Takotsubo trap.
Deep within a chest
Chambers of the heart weaken
Then fail, and balloon
Taking on the shape
Of a Japanese clay pot
Resting on a seabed.
Takotsubo syndrome
Triggered by a sudden shock
The loss of a loved one
An earthquake
Being pulled to the surface
Inside the shelter of a clay pot.