WARNING (A Poem)

WARNING

I will love you with a child’s heart.

Full of trust – openly, wholly, unwilling to share, with gifts of crayoned art.

I will love you with the heart of a teen.

Full of idealism – temperamentally, jealously, with your name written over and over on my possessions.

I will love you with a mother’s heart.

Full to overflowing – patiently, proudly, with open arms, bandaids, and cookies still warm from the oven.

I will love you with the heart of a soldier.

Full of honor – diligently, protectively, always on guard and at attention.

I will love you with a thief’s heart.

Full of greed – stealthily, quietly, stuffing my pockets with your treasures.

I will love you with the heart of a coward.

Full of fear – diffidently, cravenly, my belly scraping the ground as I plead for mercy.

I will love you with a fiery heart.

Full of heat – passionately, dangerously, offering you heat and destruction.

I will love you with the heart of an artist.

Full of vision – colorfully, boldly, creating monuments to your beauty.

I will love you with a human’s heart.

Full of caprice – unsteadily, undeservingly, with feet of clay and Achilles’ heel.

I will love you with all my heart.

All my flawed, bleeding, feeble heart.

(May 2014)
*’undeservingly’ fit better somehow than ‘undeservedly’ (even though it’s not a real word). It’s poetry; I make my own words.

6 thoughts on “WARNING (A Poem)”

integratedexpat says:

I love this so much. I think I might have my fan girl heart on. I told you this before, but now I’m telling you again, it’s official. Amazebug poetry.

October 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm Reply
1. spedbug says:
  
  Thanks, Sarah, both for taking the time to leave a comment and for the kind words. I’m so glad you liked it. 🙂
  
  October 10, 2014 at 6:16 pm Reply
Rick DeDonato says:

There is nothing flawed nor feeble about your heart…you always speak from it.

October 10, 2014 at 8:50 pm Reply
1. spedbug says:
  
  Thanks, Rick. That means a lot. You’re an awesome friend.
  
  October 10, 2014 at 9:27 pm Reply
Margie Larriva says:

I mentioned before, when I first read this just how much I loved it. I am telling you again, months later, it is even better than the first time I read it. I will always think of Mike and you when I read it again and again. For I intend to print it out and put it in my art journal where I can look back at it as I feel the need. You are a crazy talented woman Amy.

January 20, 2015 at 11:48 pm Reply
1. spedbug says:
  
  Thanks for the lovely praise, Margie – the highest of which is that you’ll keep a hard copy of this in your personal art journal. 🙂 xo
  
  January 21, 2015 at 6:13 pm Reply