My heart skips a beat
Every time I see your face
My heart jumps a beat
Whenever I hear your voice
I flush a shade when
You invade my mind
My heart beats passionately
With every breath I take
Tag heart
Scars
The scars of your love
Are etched over the surface
Of my broken heart
I Heart You!
A heart from you
A heart for me
A heart with your
Sweet liberty
I feel your soul
I feel your love
I feel your care –
Soft gentle dove
And we love orange!
Hardened Heart
Perhaps
If I hurt enough
The pain will go away
Perhaps
If I cry enough
The tears will start to dry
Perhaps
If I allow myself
I will crown myself with beauty
Perhaps
If I never see you again
The song in my heart will return
Or perhaps
My heart will harden
And your power over me will be gone
Heart
My heart is as soft
As a warm feather pillow
I cannot play
The games you play
For my heart might break
Releasing all my emotion
Like a multitude of feathers
Flying in the wind
Heartfelt
I’ve lived another day
To smile and laugh and breathe
And with these passing hours
My love has since increased
I love you more than you could know
My heart is yours to keep
If Only
If only you knew
The passion that rages within
The yearnings that raise their voice
Offering no escape
I want to run
I want to fly
I want to be free
If only you knew
The struggles within my heart
The beating as it raises its tempo
Urging me along
To move
To go
To be
If only you knew
What moves me
What causes my heart to skip its beat
What makes me feel alive
To live
To breathe
To love
If only you knew
Born in Africa
Dark-skinned lady
Born in Africa far away
Leaned over and kissed my cheek
A soft butterfly kiss
Touching my face so gently
But touching my heart even more
Forgiveness
I was so mad
At you
I could not speak
Or type
Or write
So I fell asleep
When I awoke
My heart felt soft
And I was not mad
At you
Anymore
Bracing the Cold
Making my way down the lane
Bracing the cold and the wind and the rain
Keeping my head down and staring at my shoes
You watched me as I bustled on by
There was no mistaking your voice
Startled out of my reverie –
I looked up, and drowned in your eyes
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