The Heart


the heart is fragile
i hold it in my open palms and feel the coolness of beauty
i touch it softly
tracing the filigree patterns of the adornments
it means so much
that you have given me this precious gift
and so in return
take what you need from me
hold
my heart
dear
the heart will break
if i handle it carelessly
i clench it tightly
because i know my experience with hearts
i will neglect you
and drop the heart to the floor with a clattering
you should not have
given something so fragile to one so clumsy and distracted
the heart will shatter


09-nov-1995
@1995

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