Words and Heart

It didn’t matter how much I told him…

He still looked for a secret reason,

a hidden meaning.

I gave away my words,

my heart attached

and he my many words

attacked.

My words were never

machinations

My heart was always

contemplation

Words and heart akimbo came

I threw them at him, when I thought I gave;

Instead of a gift to unwrap with purpose

he saw them only to deflect against

Speak your heart,

play no games

and wait for the man

who unwraps as it came.