keep a lovebird in your heart,
but don’t cage it.
keep it
unlocked,
unbounded,
unconditional.
keep a lovebird in your heart,
but don’t smother it.
nest and nurture the small thing.
let it grow and it’ll bring
everything beyond your reckoning.
(rapturous joy, silent pain;
a binding ring, a broken chain?)
keep a lovebird in your heart,
but don’t hold tight.
let it free to find its wings,
leave it to its wanderings.
keep a lovebird in your heart.
but don’t tame it.
leave it wild
like an inner child…






