MY EXPOSED HEART

MY EXPOSED HEART


Ravish it, my exposed heart.
It’s all for you to crush.
I have no pretensions left,
No grimace and no blush.

You wanted me to bare it.
You wanted it but raw.
You wanted to know my sins,
My each and every flaw.

Yes, I admit that I told
A few lies in your face.
But that was just a device
For me to have some space.

I wanted some privacy
And some independence,
So that I could love you more
Under a mild pretence.

But you would have none of it.
You wanted me to show
All the pain and tears that in
My injured heart do flow.

Now that you have known it all,
Do you love this my heart?
No, my dear, you have throttled
Our love at just the start.


• Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 format.
* Written for "`Endless Night Dark Poetry Contest" , “Endless Night Poetry Contest, Round 13.


M C Gupta
9 November 2007