Taking Chances

A heart, a heart

Such a fragile thing

A risk to give away

And yet we share

It bit by bit

In pieces,

Every day

A heart, a heart

Such a tender thing

Once broken,

Never quite the same

But we cannot love

And keep hearts intact

So we love

And love again

A heart, a heart

Such a treasure-chest

And oh,

What riches it holds

The memory of whispers

And smiles; a kiss

More priceless

Than rivers of gold

A heart, a heart

It comes apart

But oh,

Time heals again

So live and laugh

And love

…and lose

We never love in vain

J~