Keys to the Heart

Trust is a difficult gift to give, and once broken, nearly impossible. The heart is a precious commodity that we have to keep locked. 

However, there are entities that we cannot live with, yet cannot live without – human beings. How do we decide when we can give away the keys to the heart to them?

These cinquains have the answer. 

Locked heart

Only opens

When it joins another

That speaks the truth with open doors

And beats

Locked heart

Only opens

When it joins another

That does what it says it will do

Today

Locked heart 

Only opens

When it joins another

That says ‘sorry’ with truthfulness

And thought

Locked heart

Only opens 

When it joins another

That respects another’s rights to

Silence.