~Shadows of the Heart~
Love is what we all seek,
That which will cure of us of being weak.
Strength we find in the shadow of the heart,
Knowing that we will never part.
Warm and safe we cannot live,
Without another, her strength to give.
She smiles and invites you in,
Her warm soft gaze makes you grin.
Walking through life together,
You both grow stronger and better.
Many trials and victories are overtaken,
Until the shadows of the heart are shaken.
Change creeps in as change will do,
Making us wonder is it me or you?
The nights grow cold,
The fights grow bold.
Time goes by and our strength is weakened,
Making us feel old and beaten.
The knife does thrust, hard and true,
As the shadow of her heart changes its hue.
She has refound her strength in another.
Making us wonder why we even bother.
Our hearts do break,
Leaving our souls to shiver and quake.
The life we lived, the time we gave,
Cannot be recovered from beyond the grave.
The wheel will turn, the planet will spin,
And another will invite us in.
For as we live and as we learn,
There are many more fires yet to burn.
And all will be ok and all restart,
Within the shadows of another’s heart.
-Michael Jewett
