The Chambers of My Heart
I once knew love intimately
It coursed through my veins
Stimulating every fiber
Every neuron
It connected me to
The stars and planets
And every intricacy of
The Universe
Then, the chambers doors of my heart
Slammed shut
The flow stopped
My vision grew dim
The melody ceased tickling my ears
I raged against the dying of the light
But to no avail
In my anger
I tightly closed all the valves to my heart
Allowing fierce pressure to build
Into a coal black steam
Cracks ran down my heart
Like fingers stretching
I could hold back no more
I lashed out with anger and rage
Eyes glowing like molten metal
Releasing the kilotons of blackness
Into the air
The weak scurried
The strong turned their eyes
Until the pressure equalized
I now have a valve cracked
To my heart
If you can seep in
If you can fill the chambers
The cracks may begin to heal
And restore the beauty
That once was my heart
Copyright © 2009 Cal Jennings
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