Your Heart
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart) - ee cummings
years I could not see you
but I never forgot
and told no one
that I carried your heart in my heart
how I loved you from that first moment
torture
that we could not be together
until many heartaches later
raising small children
I dreamed of you staring out the window at the snow
once
twice
you called and I was blessed
with the gift of your voice
but I wanted you
I was selfish
and trapped within my own prisons making
yet I had that picture
hidden
and you
married so long also trapped
between mental illness and guilt
I had to leave
baby was coming
I know I broke you
never one for patience but always prayer
I had to ask god
is this all there is?
god you know
who I love who I need guide me show me
he is my love
unexplainable things began to move
second chances
became reality
I still carry your heart in my heart
as I carried your children
under my heart
as I hold your soul in my soul
and you in my arms.
Copyright © Veronica Joseph | Year Posted 2009
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment