my heart is skittish
at hearing the term
commitment
I gave my heart to you
in front of
our world
at the side of the lake
under the
October sun’s
brilliant rays
with all the honesty
and truthfulness
and goodness
that live within my heart
and you gave
yours to me
in fact you went first
so when I gave
you mine
it was when
I’d already
embraced
yours in mine
so I will always know
that moment
of stunning brilliance
when your heart
met mine
and they fused
for eternity
so in asking
for yours back
I’m not sure
that’s humanly possible
for your heart
has become my heart
and they will be
forever intertwined
I’m not sure
no matter how hard I try
for that day
I made a
commitment
and my heart
became yours
and yours became mine
and they will be
forever linked
there is no
rending
asunder
with matters
of the heart
mine will
always beat
with yours
