There’s a heart inside of me

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There’s a heart inside of me that smiles before it cries

I learned that smile the hard way.

Not to fake it
to soften the room.

To buy myself a second before the truth hits.

Then, when nobody’s watching,

it spills out.

There’s a heart inside of me that walks before it runs

It doesn’t sprint into anything anymore.

It approaches love like fire; slow, hands out, watching the heat.

Contemplates.

Reasons.

Just proceeds with caution.

There’s a heart inside of me that plays before it laughs

Play is the safest doorway.

A song.
A joke.
A small moment that feels light.

If it stays gentle long enough…

Its real.

There’s a heart inside of me that hides before it crawls

Sometimes it disappears.

Not because it’s weak; because it’s tired.

And when it comes back, it’s slow.

One inch. One breath. Still moving.

There’s a heart inside of me that whispers before it sings

It offers itself in inches.

A small truth.
A quiet admission.
A “this is scary for me.”

If someone holds it without squeezing…

then it sings.

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It memorized pain long before it understood joy

Pain leaves scars.

So when joy arrives,
the heart hesitates
it doesn’t hate happiness,

but because it’s been hurt before.