One duck in a row

"Rather late than never"

I slowly loosened

The few wooden pegs

Keeping my heart

Attached to my sleeve

And carefully put it back

Inside of me.

Reviews

[GreenEyedPoet]

Short but it sure does pack a punch with it. Great write!

[Kelly Scheppers]

This sadly reminded me of the tin man for some reason. Your words are most beautiful, and palpable...I love their brevity!

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Kelly.......mmmm.....the tin man.....my good old friend......will check out the yellow brick road again for some additonal inspiration.....:)

[FateDictates]

brevity is clearly sometimes best..

[SleeplessVolcano]

Agreed......

[nazia]

So small and such a huge impact..kudos.. absolutely amazing six lines :)

[Shane Mohamed]

Who took it out in the first place. She must've been horrible to do so...

[SleeplessVolcano]

If I leave my heart's door open, am I going to blame the dust of the world, when it blows in? (Wow....i need to put that line in a poem.....lol).....but I will answer your question with the known saying, "if you deceive me once, shame on you; if you deceive me twice, shame on me"

[ANTO]

so emotive SV. Its better off somewhere that affords it as less a target I guess. Really moving poetry.
:)

[SleeplessVolcano]

You are right.......we become easy prey for the storms of life sometimes, eh? But the next work in progress poem deals with a bulletproof vest designed for stubborn hearts.....:).....

[ANTO]

That my friend is a sure-fire winning product - you should be on Trump's The Apprentice. Who ever wrote the adage 'feint heart never won fair lady' obviously didnt have their heart in a barrel with a Lee Enfield aimed at it.
Write On SV !!

[Alexa Tasch]

Ugh! This is so short and so simple yet so f*****g deep! I absolutely love it! You made me feel so much with only 6 lines :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thank you very much! Next time I will try to do five lines...;)......I tend to ramble on too long in some poems so I am experimenting with the "less is more" principle.....:)

[Alexa Tasch]

Well you're really good at it! :)

[Jamestown]

Few words, huge message!
Hope you will check out my piece called
Hidden hearts, similar many more words:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[sereenaoutloud]

So beautifully expressed.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thank you!

[Jimmy Yetts]

Most apt title.
A clever and perceptive bit of work.
Impressive, S!

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Frankie.....as with most of my poems......they are just born, without much thought.....I have been told if I take longer to write them, they may improve.....:)