i entrust my heart
artwork by jennifer turner-terry 'golden aroma'
quotidian tasks often find me
stumbling over innumerable “shoulds”
as i trudge through the detritus of life
sometimes browbeaten by dreams
threatening to unravel
yet i lumber on
you watch me silently
eloquent in your restraint
utterly authentic with your intent
with unblinking vigilance
i do strip away unnecessary rhetoric
get down to the essentials
before the calendar heralds its arrival
the vibrating heat of summer
drones on like an epic poem
but you are there to listen
stepping through the thicket
into the poetry of me
you offer your hand to me
(my personal wonder of the world)
so it is to you i entrust my heart
midi 'all the things you are'
poetry by lydia shutter
By NJ Virg
© 2009 NJ Virg
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