I'm starting to see now what my friend CJ has been trying to get me to see for a long time. I trust to easily and open my heart too soon.
Trust
Trust is a might splendorous thing,
It's the music made when the bells of true friendship and love ring.
But, what is one to do when the bells have been broken?
How is one to deal with the pain being awoken?
The thrust of a sword through a heart,
Or the hands of deceivers slowly tearing one apart?
Then again when the bells are allowed to toll,
The happiness is full and consumes even the darkest of souls.
The protection that stems from the never ending trust,
Is allowed to blossom and love will never begin to rust.
And in the heart the soul is ever growing,
With hope that one has found something worth owning.
Another day brings into one's life and home,
More choices to make or to be left to roam.
Life has its own funny little ways,
Of making things easier or harder for days.
These are the things one must consider,
In placing their trust either hither or thither.
By me
Posted by Tiffany Brattina at January 24, 2004 1:59 AM"either hither or thither" -- that made me smile. I like the way it looks & the way it sounds. I think the image of the broken bells is strong enough that your optimistic claim that love won't rust doesn't quite remove from my mind that the love-bells are broken. Okay, the broken bells won't rust, but that won't repair them.
Maybe I'm just too much of a technological geek when I read your poem and think of metallurgical processes! Tiffany, you wear your heart on your sleeve... I noticed that right away. It's a good heart!
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at January 25, 2004 2:27 AMDr Jerz,
That's what I was going for. Just because ones heart can heal after a heart break doesn't mean that you will forget the pain of the break, or that it will be completely whole afterwards.
The line about the rusting refers to the fact that the broken pieces can remain broken but can survive and not rust with the protection given from love.
I hope that makes sense...Glad you liked the poem.
Tiffany
Posted by: Tiffany at January 25, 2004 11:41 AMhey Tiffany,
Nice poem, you should submit it to eye contact!