The Heart Wants What It Wants

Forget what the world wants,
Forget what they expect from us.

The heart wants what it wants,
And our hearts want an us.

We can't keep away from the warmness
Both yours and my heart brings.

We should sing love songs regardless
Of the tragedies that life brings.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Flint Avatar
April 15, 2015 at 5:15 PM
Nice write Mamelodi, and so true! I like your line "and our hearts want an us".
Marakalala Avatar
April 17, 2015 at 5:56 AM
Thank You, Wally. Haha.. I love that line too :-)
Leake Avatar
April 15, 2015 at 9:28 AM
Nicely written Mamelodi, Enjoyed your poem Best Wishes Kevin
Marakalala Avatar
April 17, 2015 at 5:54 AM
Thank you, Kev. I'm so glad you did
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