Depth: Exploring the Heart

Still hurting from yesterday
But what more is there to say?
Heart broken
But still open;

The open heart’s elasticity
Enables it to hold everything we feel,
Its resilience stimulates all wounds to heal
And lets every arrow pass through unimpeded

But still a delicate touch is needed
To dislodge those projectiles that get stuck
Or expel them as needed,
Clearing the way for whatever’s next.

In the meantime, there is much waiting,
A lot of patience
And a great deal of training,
As the process continues unabated;

Continuously the river flows
Around the rocks and down the waterfalls,
Turbulently in places
And where more smoothly it slows;

Oh, such a long way to go
And yet I’m always there,
If only I could see what should be clear
But by the hindrances is obscured.

Then again, looking through them I can see
They are transparent and temporary,
Soon the sun will rise
And penetrate the darkness and disperse the mist

Revealing the glittering waters
And the purity of the stream,
Which reflects the sunbeams’ gleams,
Brightens the heart and cools the steam.