Take This Heart

Please take this heart and stop its beats.
Unravel the pain that has been woven.
Please take back the cuts and bruises.
All the sorrow and aching pulses.
The scars covered up in layers.
Swallowing down the pain that creeps up.
It burns holes in my neck and throbs.

Please take this heart of mine.
It does me no good to feel this way.
I rendered it to you but you gave it back.
This burden is too heavy for me.
My feet are heavy and I wander slowly.
It beats rapidly out of my chest.

All these things I don't want or need.
You have no interest in this heart of mine.
Despite all the times I've told you.
It beats for you to live and love.
You never looked back to capture it.
Why must I have this heart of mine.
It does me no good to be without you.

This heart is tired of being wounded.
Please come and take this heart away.
I am tired of carrying it for you.
I never wanted to live this aching feeling.
I didn't give you permission to shape me.
You tore it up and bruised it.
You gave it back with missing pieces.

Every second that goes by It cries out.
Please take this heart back that you changed.
It absorbs the far-reaching sky and fills up.
It overflows with weeps and wailing.
It is too full to carry anything more.
It tries to break out and moans for release.
Please take this heart away from me.