--

the heart

Stops beating

Not because of death

Not because it is .... broken

( which is merely a self - indulgent excuse )

But because it has CHOSEN

to

STOP LOVING

!!!
!!!       !!!
!!!

We are... MANKIND        !
we are .... POETS            !

( we are not robots //// --- )

we are the guardians of our children's futures

And the world 's