------Ghost Heart------





I'm sure there is a secret heart
that beats within my chest
Although there should be twice the love 
my emotions seem so stressed
I want to love with all my heart
yet it's always unfullfilled
with fragments of that ghost heart lost
when precious love is spilled

I want so much to focus in,
not let attention scatter
instead I feel so ripped and torn
yet don't know what's the matter
Is my true love the one I hold,
the one who shares life's sun
or only just a strong facade
where hidden hearts must run 

And if I left to chase the wind
would I find a love so true
to possess my real and secret heart
and me claim her heart too. 
Today is here, so lingers doubt
will hearts merge to be complete
or will I always have two hearts
which never, never meet
              
R. Wayne Porter 1/20/98

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