locked away in a cell
dark and lonely
my heart yearns for escape
but i remember why i locked it away
to keep myself safe
i locked my heart
away from my head
i saved myself from falling too far
lonely hearts are talkative
-well mine is-
i discovered that a new guard had
been posted at the door
peeking through
tentative and careful
my weary heart aches to be held
making friends with the guard
my heart entrusts it with everything
secrets spill out
with my heart, locked away from my head
there's nothing to stop it from spilling over
so over it goes, learning the guards secrets too
becoming closer friends, the guard
late one night
as the heart cries from lost love
reaches into the cell
gently picking up the hand
and rubs the back of it with his thumb
the heart looks up
eyes teary, broken to despair
the guard is torn apart from the hearts obvious pain
glancing around he reaches out to the lock
unlocking it his eyes meet the hearts
opening the cell
he walks inside it then
turns around and locks it behind him
Jul 7, 2013
Jul 7, 2013 at 7:59 PM UTC
locked away in a cell
dark and lonely
my heart yearns for escape
but i remember why i locked it away
to keep myself safe
i locked my heart
away from my head
i saved myself from falling too far
lonely hearts are talkative
-well mine is-
i discovered that a new guard had
been posted at the door
peeking through
tentative and careful
my weary heart aches to be held
making friends with the guard
my heart entrusts it with everything
secrets spill out
with my heart, locked away from my head
there's nothing to stop it from spilling over
so over it goes, learning the guards secrets too
becoming closer friends, the guard
late one night
as the heart cries from lost love
reaches into the cell
gently picking up the hand
and rubs the back of it with his thumb
the heart looks up
eyes teary, broken to despair
the guard is torn apart from the hearts obvious pain
glancing around he reaches out to the lock
unlocking it his eyes meet the hearts
opening the cell
he walks inside it then
turns around and locks it behind him
i have a poem written down somewhere that i'll have to find for this next poem to completely make sense, my apologies for not already having it put up.
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