It waxed and waned
And moved about
Ignoring the words
From my open mouth
Allowing the heat
To push on through
Allowing the leave
Of all summer dew
And sometimes it went
Alone for some time
And I begged
Have pity on this little heart of mine
But it did not
It laughed
With its rare half smile
Goodbye my love
Ill see you in a little while
And sometimes I wait
Even though you don’t come
And sometimes I linger
Say goodbye to the sun
We are all made of paper
With little paper hearts
But go up in flames
With the smallest of sparks
We are all made of paper
Looking at a paper moon
In a paper summer
In a paper June
We are all made of paper
Which is why our hearts burn
Let the flames flicker
There is no hope for return
And the embers die down
And I wave my white flag
My ample surrender as I watch my feet drag
Beautiful. Heart felt.
This is a beautiful poem. It kind of made me tear up.
Enjoyed reading this. Relatable and heart felt.
Thank you 🙂
The irony of a writer with a paper heart is… well, it’s heartbreaking.
Amazing and so touching! 🙂
The imagery!
Wow, I could feel the emotions. Well written.
You have a lovely blog 🙂
thank you 🙂
Beautiful. Well put.
You can almost hold the poignace….Breathtaking!
Thank you 🙂
Miri, this poem is both wonderfully creative and poignant. May I reblog this poem later tonight?
Sure 🙂
Beautiful poem. And such a creative energy your words have on planet earth.
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I haven’t followed Miri’s blog long but she has a wonderful way with metaphor that I admire greatly. I hope you enjoy Paper Hearts.
What a beautiful poem. I love the imagery. You take me into my internal world. Thank you!
glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Woah. Astounding talent! The further I read I started to read out loud… Louder and Louder. 🙂 Thank you for sharing this poem.
thank you 🙂
Awesome and evocative poem Miri. Thanks for digging deep on this one. I hope it’s based on imagination, not real life. 🙂
I am new to your site but really enjoyed the piece. It created amazing imagery in my mind as I read it.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you 🙂
Wonderful discovery your blog *-* I discover it by the blog “discover” from wordpress (sorry for my approximative english, I am french 🙂 )
thank you!