Posts Tagged ‘heart’
week 676 [from week 2] I swallow my heart like a goldfish
I swallow my heart like a goldfish and
hope it remembers how to swim back to
its old spot in my chest what did I do
to end up holding disappointment’s hand
again I say it doesn’t matter it
really does though I close my eyes but my
mind pops open and as hard as I try
I can’t collide with sleep so we just sit
my dreams and I on the edge of the bed
and wait it out like drunkards or cowboys
or someone with plans until light destroys
our refuge and day drags us out instead
of hope grant me a lifetime warranty
so I can schedule my recovery
week 403 ~ family grows in the heart it expands
family grows in the heart it expands
adding those who stake a claim on our love
never stagnant sometimes out of our hands
family grows in the heart it expands
big enough to hold everyone who stands
at the door by choice or luck a sense of
family grows in the heart it expands
adding those who stake a claim on our love
week 319 ~ why does the roof fly off the world
why does the roof fly off the world
from time to time leaving me bare
I reach out in the darkness where
will I find sustenance words hurled
in frustration fall broken curled
up in a ball at my feet they’ll
evaporate by morning sail
away even from memory
as my heart’s song no longer free
lies tattered trying to inhale
week 206 ~ which box marked fragile holds your heart
which box marked fragile holds your heart
he asks I don’t know what to say
I wrap my past pack it away
there isn’t any easy part
and though it’s time for change to start
each object holds a memory
together they have defined me
now some will stay and some will go
but I am who they made me so
my heart’s in every box you see
thanks to Sam373 for the inspiration