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A Questioning Heart

December 29, 2011
By lil.awol ELITE, Independence, Missouri
lil.awol ELITE, Independence, Missouri
124 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
"there's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light, and i'm frightened by those that don't see it" ~the avett brothers, head full of doubt


I wonder what my heart would look like
If I could see it
Would it be colored?
Black as death,
Or red like blood?
Would it be torn?
Or broken?
Have holes?
Or stitches?
Could I see its pulse?
Or feel its beat?
Could I take it and lock it in a box,
Give the key to the right person?
Could I put it on the table
For everyone to see?
Would it melt at the slightest touch?
Or harden at the coldest eyes?
If it crumbled would that be the end?
Or could I go on living,
Without my heart?


The author's comments:
just musing...

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JaneJames said...
on Mar. 5 2012 at 12:01 pm
I love this.  Makes you think and then wonder what the author was thinking of.  I like to be able to come up with my own ideas of a poem and not have them so simple that of couse you understand what the author was saying.  Great job!

lil.awol ELITE said...
on Feb. 20 2012 at 10:25 pm
lil.awol ELITE, Independence, Missouri
124 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
"there's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light, and i'm frightened by those that don't see it" ~the avett brothers, head full of doubt

Lol no, not on purpose, I don't wish to become Davy Jones any time soon ;)

on Feb. 20 2012 at 10:18 am
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
20 articles 2 photos 262 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy." - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

ps. please read rate and comment on my work!!

on Feb. 20 2012 at 10:17 am
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
20 articles 2 photos 262 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy." - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

nice work!! oh, were u referencing pirates of the Carribean when u said lock it in a box?