The Overflowing Heart

overflowing heart, past desire, past sex
past jealousy, past all

straight to the good the pure
Breathes like the sweet breath of youth,

strength and beauty but not to fade or die
Of all things this, forever, forever

Forever

Neither you nor I need do
need speak need

touch. Distortions evaporate
like waves of water vapor

off a summer sun-heated roadway
in the everlasting desert

I place my hand on its residence
in my heart and shield hidden

power, boundless and wild
possesses the calm of that

which has no vulnerability
indestructible, eternal, waterproof

fireproof, unaffected by the mere
mortal scathing and abrasions of

this sphere here
where we play

and learn our lessons