My heart

Illustration by Bruna Costa

I have a weeping heart
looking at people
I can’t help

holding my head down
so my face can’t be seen
I’m overwhelmed
with sadness

I’m trying hard
some would say
it’s the minimum amount

these words come from
a dead heart
that wants the life
from mine

my heart weeps
for the ones
I can’t reach
my heart weeps
for those
who can’t word
their words to speak

I weep for the things
I can’t speak about

I’m going to
become a superhero
so I can have a
shield to cover my heart

my heart cries
drowning me
on the inside

my heart is lost
searching for a beat it once had
a lot of hearts
have no rhythm
because it was stolen

if Bob the Builder
can’t fix it
then I don’t know
who can

is this love in the air
I can’t smell it
maybe my nose is stopped up

that wasn’t an arrow
I think a bed bug bit me
they bit him too

I can’t cook a romantic dinner
it’s the end of the month
love can take a rain check

I’m setting the mood
I’m the Valentine’s Day Scrooge
I used to love
using my moves
but the rules have changed and V-Day just ain’t the same

Happy V-Day to all
I hope bed bugs don’t bite you as they bit me

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