A Heart So Big

Once there was a boy with a heart so big A heart so willing to give, give and give A heart so forgiving and filled with joy A common trait in such a little boy He met a young girl and gave her his heart She was so kind, he loved her from the start But one day, he couldn’t believe his eyes When she gave him his heart, shrunken in size “I don’t want this heart anymore” she said, “A piece broke off and it isn’t as red” He took it and left, mending as he went Much of his heart had yet to be spent But life did go on and his heart remained with only one break and a little pain The boy met a girl, now not quite as young The first break still on the tip of his tongue But cute as she was he gave it to her For the same thing could not ever occur But one day there was a knock at his door Where he found his heart, broken on the floor She left a note that read: “It broke in two, Your heart’s not enough, here’s what’s left for you” But life did go on and his heart remained - broken in two like it was made that way Time has moved on and the boy was older A young man now, his heart sat much colder He met a young woman, heart made of gold He steered clear at first, avoiding her hold But he did give in and gave her his heart With her promise to never be apart But with time he saw she was only a sham She shattered his heart for another man’s But life did go on but no heart remained, kept in a bag for the rest of his days Once there was a boy with a heart so big A heart so willing to give, give and give But this boy’s heart is now broken and stuck Because a heart can only give so much