A million teardrops
Washing away pains
Too hard to bear
With a smileA thousand laughs
Echoing the joys
Of life and love
Passing of timeA hundred hugs
Comfort and support
From loving arms
And caring heartsDozens of kisses
Bonding one to another
An intimate lock
Of two soulsA handful of loves
Brief flashes of emotion
Each one unique
And still dearJust one heart
Surviving the world
Alone in its love
Within these walls
- Done for Poetry Thursday
Comment by Brian
November 30, 2006 @ 10:17 am
Why are tears so common and mundane and love so precious and rare. Beautiful and moving poem, thank you for sharing.
Comment by Jon
November 30, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
I love the way that as the images grow more powerful, the quantity steadily decreases. I’m not entirely sure what “these walls” are (that the heart is in), but I can see how the walls of the “one heart” are big enough to contain all that came before: the handful of loves all the way up to millions of tears.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Comment by bianca
December 1, 2006 @ 9:18 am
Thanks for the comments everyone. The walls in question were of two kinds, the physical ones of my home(s) over the years, and the emotional ones of my heart.