Affairs Of The heart
By Paul Hooley
One hundred thousand times a day
She showed me all she’d got –
She’d gently nudge me in the ribs –
But notice did I not
Forty million times a year
Her message did she pound
She gave her unrequited love
And barely made a sound
Two billion times or maybe more
She prodded at my chest
Before I really saw that she
Was different from the rest
Yes, two billion times before I saw
The wonder Nature planted
Was in every selfish way
The gift I took for granted
Came the day I asked too much –
More than she could take
In an instant she had turned –
She taught my heart to ache
But like so many jilted loves
She found she could forgive –
I promised her I’d change my ways
In return she let me live
She knows I have another love
Yet never e’re complains –
Responds in fact by sending life
Coursing through my veins
She beats within this fragile frame
From her I’ll ne’er be free
But as long as I take care of her
She’ll take good care of me
Affairs of hearts must lifetime’s last
I’m dependent to the end
Upon the unconditional love
Of my precious bosom friend.
