A piece of my heart

A piece of my heart is made of you

A small but vital place

Full of memories of happy times

That nothing could displace

 

It''s nestled in and settled down

Like a sleepy, winter mole

It's part of me now, flesh and blood

And it's connected to my soul

 

In time it will be pushed aside

And other parts will swell

With pets and people and places too

That I will love as well

 

But you will always be with me

So secure and tucked away

I'll know that you are safe in there

And we'll meet again some day

 

And when my heart begins to fail

Grows old and frail and weak

You'll still be in that special place

Until it gives it's final beat

 

(Fionna Duncan)

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I would like to thank Fionna Duncan for her kind permission to publish her poems on my blog