By Heart

I almost forgot what it was like to love
like tasting a food again for the first time
The remembrance of how wonderful it tastes
makes it even sweeter
Or hearing your favorite song from years ago
and you know all the words by heart
I never lost the feeling,
never lost the virtue of compassion
The romantic in me never died,
it just lay dormant for a while
waiting for my heart to mend
so I could love at full capacity once again