Heart for a Heart (Happy to win Cramp!) |
PROMPT ▼ She took the pieces of her broken heart And stuck them together with glue It was a clumsy effort, but it held Grasping the fragility, she knew She couldn't let it break again It wouldn't stand any contact So, she built a fortress around it This heart, she would protect. She built a wall of formal smiles Of grace and politeness But never again, warmth or love No pathways to ingress. And then she met him at a dance And whilst they moved to the music Something in her stirred again She clamped it down, real quick. No, no, she must not drop her guard Letting someone in again Her heart must be untouched She could not face the pain He sensed it - she was drawing back Had he done something wrong? Or was it just for this moment - maybe She didn't like the song. As he tried over the days She continued to resist Calls unanswered, doors closed But - in love - he did persist. Turned down again, yet again He finally asked her why And suddenly, in her tears He had his reply. As she sobbed on his shoulder He said, "Let's make a fresh start In exchange of the fragile one Would you accept my stout heart?" They exchanged hearts, and in time They exchanged the forever-vow The fortress has long melted It isn't needed now. |