Tide (Poems)

High Tide - Home

"Home is where the heart is"

Oh don't make me laugh

"Home" is where hell's at

It's where my heart was eaten and spit out

There's no home for my heart

Only a freezer

In which my heart stays

Frozen in place

Kept away from everything and everyone

It's better this way

But be warned

It may look like a perfect mechanism

But I'll let you in on a secret

A frozen heart has a dangerous kryptonite

If somebody steals your heart

They can break it easily

Like a beautiful icicle falling to its demise

So think twice before you go making your heart cold

Is it worth it?

I don't mean in that painful temporary moment

But is it worth it in the long run?

When you're so cold, wishing desperately for warmth, but it's too late

Will you wish you dug deep and dealt with the pain instead?

Will you wish for those days you were wanting to be dead?

To feel something, anything at all

Even if it's just a good bawl

Will you risk letting someone steal your fragile heart?

When that isn't smart

The odds are that it'll end up in a million pieces, never to recover

But will you be so desperate that you'll take it?

Heed my words, dear ones

Think twice and think again

Everything has a price

So the question is

Are you willing to pay it?