My heart was found guilty Of witchcraft by my brain He dragged her and beat her Spewed his hatred for her Tied her to a wooden stake
My brain couldn't comprehend The magic of my heart Why she never wavered How she always loved He started this persecution Because he couldn't understand
I always felt her growing Beautifully and powerfully With every beat she won me over All I did was want to protect her But my brain called it heresy
My punishment was to watch As he burned her alive I heard the shrieks of hope die The smell of her love stung My nostrils and it haunts me still
I walk around pretending As if nothing had ever happened My brain condemned me to live This life without my heart Without the love and only With the memory of that night
Every day I burn like she did As every day I hate like he did I was unable to convince him That she just wanted to love But my brain was too afraid Of the powers of my heart
Shared on Hello Poetry on February 1, 2016 Copywrite under Bianca Reyes All rights reserved