Once I had a heart.
A wonderful heart full of magic, whimsy, love, and dreams.
An exceptional heart. An amazing heart. A wise and romantic heart.
She had a heart that harmonized and synchronized with mine.
A perfect balance of similarity and complementary.
We opened ourselves and shared our hearts, unequivocally and in totality.
She cared for my heart like no one ever had.
Made it do backflips in the vibrant sun.
Discovered new rooms, dimensions and qualities that no words can describe.
Until the day it ended.
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
With no room for conversation or compromise.
A painful hole where my heart once was.
Ragged, black, scarred edges.
A place where nothing can grow.
This is the reality of my heartless existence now.
If I let it be.
If I choose that perspective.
If I let that be my identity.
And I do have a choice.
We have far more choice than we think or feel.
But we do.
So I let that voice have its say.
And I let my heart hide away.
But I feel its beat.
I am a Love Warrior.
Scarred and scared, but alive and strong.
My heart forever the beat of my song.