Dissecting the phrase 'stealing the heart'...
Not sure who coined it first,
but it sounds like accusing the other
for our own weakness!
Don't you see?

Sometimes, we fall for someone,
deeply and madly,
when the other party is not an accomplice!
They may not have a clue or
they may want to avoid us like plague!

But, then every action of theirs
gets filtered by our own interpretation,
and we let the **** of our affection grow
and eradicate anything that is ours;
even when the other party did nothing wrong.

Finally, at some point in time,
when the fog lifts and we realize
we are buried deep under our own doing,
we blame the other as
stealing our heart! Really?

©Bharathi Devi