The thing about the heart.

The thing about the heart of what we believe
is how it can be taken from us
is how it can be
exposed for lies
exposed as fraud and ridiculed
ripped away from our embrace
we are seen as freaks and fools
for ever having loved and cherished
the heart of what we have believed.

The thing about the heart of those we love
is how we can't save it when it's hurting
or fix it as we watch it break
we see it being squeezed and crushed
we watch it scream in pain
helplessly we wonder how
we ever dared to think
that there was any way at all
we could ever hope to protect
the heart of those we love.

Wendy  Atkinson