Monday, December 13, 2010

I want to hold your hand

I want to hold your hand
As you walk through the darkness
In hopes that I can remind you
That there is light
But I fear any movement
To do so
Will only make you run further
From me
So I stay near
And hope you can hear my whispers
Of hope
Of happiness
Of love
And that somehow they’ll be
Enough
To get us both through

I put my tender heart in a blender...

My poor heart
I have not been kind to you
Gentle
Or caring
I have let you be torn to shreds
Cut up
Chewed up
And spit out
By people who didn’t deserve
The opportunity to even hold you
I’ve been careless
Giving of you too freely
Too easily
Too completely
Without enough hesitation
You are badly wounded
Having been torn apart
Broken
Shattered
I fear too many times
You are weathered
Damaged
Scarred
oh so scarred
But you still beat
Unapologetically
Still beat
As if you’ve never been hurt
Still dare to beat
And love