Tread lightly on my heart
It is not made of stone
You can feel the softness
When I speak in hushed tones
That emotion called love
Resides in there too
It gets torn apart, stamped upon,
ripped
to
shreds
Yet, every day it heals itself
Ready to face the world anew
This heart of mine is rather large
It houses Miss Hope as well
She, who never falters,
Even when Death tolls his knell
A frequent visitor to this abode is Doubt
He isn’t turned away
Nobody is.
But he stays for a very brief spell.
The same can be said of Despair, Jealousy and Pride
They too come knocking
With fists against the walls
Sometimes with fervour
Sometimes with a murmur
In the end, though
When all have left
And the cascade of emotions has been spent
The heart curls up and protects me like a snug, second skin
For it is only with self-esteem
That we can truly be happy from within.
Written for the Light and Shade Challenge
This Monday’s picture prompt is given above
Writers must attempt a piece of fact/fiction/poetry in 500 words or less
Such a beautiful poem Lyssa M x
I’ve been away too long. Enjoying reading you after all this time. That was lovely.
Yes, it’s good to see you back. Don’t ever leave <3
Fabulous poem, Shailaja. Love how you write such creative posts.
You have taken the prompt to a whole new level! Fantastic.. (as always) 🙂
Only with love, and self-esteem, can we move on! Beautiful!
Glad you agree 🙂
I loved the first four lines and the last two. So beautiful!
Thank you Nisha 🙂 And, the rest? 😉
O this thing called heart! So much goes on in there…and you have captured and expressed it all so beautifully in these verses. Great going, Shailaja 🙂
I hope I’ve done justice to it, Beloo. Thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Yeah…these vices are like unwelcome guests which irritate and turn back…lovely Shailaja 🙂
As long as they turn back and don’t linger, it’s fine, Sheela 🙂 Thanks for reading.
I like this one very much. The heart is very strong to contain all this; you convey that strength beautifully.
We don’t give the heart enough credit, I felt 🙂 Thanks for the kind compliment <3
The various human emotions are handled beautifully and the heart has to bear the brunt of everything. Shailaija , you are moving on a different ( read higher) plane with your words. Keep it up , girl.
A different plane sounds good, Kalpana! Thanks for the encouragement!
Fantastic 🙂
Thank you 🙂
This is wonderful love the inference of visitors 🙂 x
Thank you very much 🙂 Glad to see you here today!
🙂
You are throwing sixer after sixer 🙂 What I loved the most is how you described the insecurities of heart … beautiful write.
And you’re being consistent in your praise 😉 Thank you, Rajlakshmi 🙂