How Oft

How oft

Walked on

Talked about

Cast aside

Abandoned

 

How oft

Hurt and broken

Sad and lonely

Bereft and isolated

Weakened and strained

 

How oft

Bruised and battered

The heart will rise

From its place of healing

To reach out once more

 

How oft

Hardened by time

Toughened by adversity

Will it permit

The softness inside to reign

 

How oft

The heart will begin again to seek

The heart will reach once more

Fearlessly and without regard

The heart will love yet again

 

How oft

 

Until there are no more beats

Until there is no more will

Until there is no more way

Until there is no more time

 

How oft

 

From birth to the grave

From beginning light to final dark

From first breath to final gasp

The heart will love and seek love

 

How oft?

 

© Ron Simpson Jr.

August 31, 2013