Look After Your Heart

I hear your warning:

Look after your heart, you’ve been hurt before

When strangers approach, don’t open the door

Take care who you trust, don’t risk love too soon

Don’t sway with the tide, don’t swing with the moon

 

Yet I am thinking:

A bird in a cage is safe but not free

A plant in a pot won’t grow to a tree

A wood is not light unless there’s a path

A home is not warm unless there’s a hearth

 

So I have resolved:

To open my heart, not hide anymore

To welcome new friends, like waves to the shore

To give trust a chance, give into love’s swoon

Let hope hum its song, and dance to the tune

 

 

Copyright 2007

 

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