Hold it Gently

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For if you squeeze too tight it will burst into tears. Tears of laughter...Tears of joy....Tears of hurt....Tears of pain. Tears like rain on a hot summer day in the midst of a drought.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For it is fragile and easily breaks. It breaks because of lack of trust....Lack of joy....Lack of help. Breaking through to new worlds of consciousness and new worlds of hope. It breaks like a timeout in a football game in need of a new game plan.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For it is heavy and frequently falls. Falls into a pit of despair begging to get out...Begging for closure...Begging for peace. It falls frequently in love...most times too quickly. It falls like the temperature in the windy city of Chicago...so quickly where absolutely nothing can be done to stop it.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For it loves. It loves to great heights. It loves beyond any other love...Loving deep within my soul. Get caught, and you won't be let go. It loves like one who has a favorite song who can listen to it a billion times and never get tired of hearing it.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For if you harm it, it will be scorned for life. Scorned with the greatest fear of living. Scorned like someone who has been raped, despised, misled, abandoned, disowned, wronged, beaten, abused mentally, abused physically, and betrayed.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently. For if you care about it sincerely, it will burst with laughter, break through to new worlds, fall deeply in love, love to greater heights, rejoice in song, leap for joy, and be happy for eternity. Care almost as much as Jesus cared for us as he hung on the cross and never looked back....Care for it with a heart as precious as mine.

You've got my heart, but hold it gently.

copyright©2006 Frankie Alexander