The heart

The heart yearns
The heart wants
It pulls you in 
But don't get too close because 
Close means vulnerability 
Vulnerability means chance
Chance of hurt
Chance of change
So here the heart stays
Silent
Fearful it is not the heart
But the only heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Agustin Avatar
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Knight Avatar
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Thank you!
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