My heart says
don't give up.
It does not listen when I say
"pathetic" - it only gets together with my stomach
staging a hunger strike until I act.
My heart says
it is worth it.
She is worth it, you are worth it.
Persevere. Do not let her shut you out.
Love may not inspire or require a response;
Responsibility is something else again.
Perfect love casteth out fear,
perfect love and perfect trust.
No harm can come to those on their true path.
I am a child of sorrow in the house of death,
nurturing the ember of a spark,
listening to the urgings
of the cracked voice of my heart.