The Secret To Keeping Your Heart Strong.

The secret to keeping your heart strong
is easy.
First, you have to hold it
every day without fail,
with your hand under your breast.
Then, you have to talk to it,
whisper a few words
say, "oh, oh my poor heart
I know, I know and I forgive"
and then if you cry a little
that's ok too.

You'll find, as you get older,
that the words come easier,
the tears last a little longer,
the hand a little firmer,
and the weight
harder to bear.

The heart can be mean sometimes
its cruel whispers terrifying,
and with time
it gets worse.
Growing old is slowly
losing everything:
the people we miss,
the places we long for;
Too much weight
for a small heart
to bear alone.

Hold it,
talk to it
and cry
for god's sake.
Every heart longs
for a gentle hand
and some kind words
to brush the weight
of the world
away.

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