Heart Folds

Heart Folds Beginning so small this mound of tissue time's perpetual resuscitation life's bellows for passion protection's engine of flow So simple its form this muscle of pulsation innocent of harm's way liquid breathing of body's dependence wanting only to maintain tomorrow's awakening Sentries stand guard immunity's breach driven back poisons held at bay health and longevity made secure So flickers this flame of flesh resisting winds that might extinguish spark designed impervious for decades to come until the kiss Fold one Intrusion of passion begs emancipation of opened heart as anguish of unrealized pleasure hints but withholds consent Rhythms explode prying open the chambers of mind exposing the unknown magic inner eye bliss distinction disruption dysfunction bends arch back on themselves Fold two More kisses pausing ventricles to stop breath taken away glimpses of forever Until Folds become pleated become a chaos of creases Wrinkles constrict passion's meadow of bliss tributaries of spirit become dry beds of fossil remains Will reason ever concede to love's unspoken treatise heart's hidden secret of survival Or Forever remain but love's monitor life's data bank of questions without answers? How precious the newborn heart How precarious its journey