HEART
by Ted Richer
1.
“I give you my heart,” she said.
. . .
“I give you my heart and my soul, too.”
. . .
“I give you my body—” she said:
. . .
“My love and my life, too—”
. . .
“I give to you.”
. . .
“I take your body,” I said.
2.
“I gave you my heart,” she said.
. . .
“I gave you my heart and my soul, too.”
. . .
“I gave you my body—” she said:
. . .
“My love and my life, too—”
. . .
“I gave to you.”
. . .
“I took your body,” I said.
3.
“Oh, you have my heart,” she said.
. . .
“No, I have my own heart,” I said.
Copyright © 2015 by Ted Richer.
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