When there is little left, what’s left is all there is.

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Step right up
See the man, the man with a heart,
weighs no more than an ounce or two.
Broken in all the wrong places,
but there are no right places to be broken, apart.
Watch him dance, try him at cards
See if he is not just as much man as you -

With only a couple of grams of heart.

Love has torn him apart
This man with so little heart
Ripped him a-shred and asunder
He knew right from the start
If he’d just acted his part
The part where he gave up all
the truth in his heart -

There would be lightning to pay for the thunder.

He’d be brave if he could,
Put on a big show, a show to end them all.
But he just does not have enough in his shirt
To stand up in spite of the fear and the hurt,
And dare to look out over the wall,
To risk the question that makes him so small -

Will you love me, just as I am, after all?

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Comments (10)
  • 8Shei8 on Feb 23, 2010

    There is something beautiful about having a broken heart…it makes a person humble! Touching write.

  • drelayaraja on Feb 23, 2010

    Wonderful topic and great write.

  • sureshkumaras on Feb 24, 2010

    nice work

  • albert1jemi on Feb 24, 2010

    nice poem

  • Val Mills on Feb 24, 2010

    A powerful poem. Really enjoyed it.

  • swatilohani on Feb 24, 2010

    sensitive

  • ken bultman on Feb 24, 2010

    Love mends broken hearts. Great write.

  • papaleng on Feb 24, 2010

    ful and with a powerful message.

  • Kate Smedley on Feb 25, 2010

    A powerful message in this nicely written poem and I love the title.

  • standingproud on Mar 2, 2010

    My heart has been smash.
    Yet it still wants to be loved and give.
    Lovely pieces of heart :)

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