the heart

i'll give you almost
everything, but that.
no one gets that. it's
the only thing i possess
that won't be lent out,
or given away. it's got
some cracks in it, some
bruises, some serious
leakage from love and
death, but it still
works and is intact.
i'm saving it until
i know and even then,
there's no guarantee
it's going out.