It lay there glittering in the sun and frozen
I dared not touch it, for I would freeze too.
How could I depart from the heart that was mine?
Now it was of the Earth, to retake it would be a form of death
And cold, very near impossible cold, to recover that piece
The snow claimed its token, and I nodded
Someone else would find where to carry this
Sterling in pocket, to new lands untold
It would make them grow the way I did
For I feared to attach it back to me, I wore it too long
With too much pride. Oh how their eyes glittered
Not understanding, or understanding too much, with a smile.
It took years to decipher, and now it was in the cold.
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HHow you can ever loose that which was always yours ...
ReplyDeletehow can anyone ever take from you that which is you in its purest form
The promise given could not be broken
even though feeling like the heart is plucked from your chest
still beating the newly found sweet song
that familiar tune always heard right at the very core
yet!! how can anyone keep that which never belonged to them?
♥