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Deuce of Hearts
A wild card, a wild ride, a better way, a loving side.
Starting out new, shiny and pretty, easy to slide,
Ending up well worn, tattered, and sticking together,
But it's the two that time will treasure.
Two hearts on a single page.
They start out burning in the sunrise sun,
Hot wild passion and magic and fun,
And through it all they see lots of play,
Though in the end the warmth of sunset will stay.
Best card in the deck.
In any hand, united they stand,
And helping to win is really quite grand,
Though thought of as low, they continually go,
Hand in hand.
It's always seemed such a warm card to me.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 07/06/2000
Author's Comments
I once, long ago, evaluated the way a failed relationship went. It seemed to me that the other person involved wanted to just have physical intimacy and sometimes a bit of companionship, but when there was any hint of permanence or responsibility for how you treated the other in the picture, she balked. And so my mind pictured an ace of hearts, frozen in an ice cube, and a two of hearts, laying in the warmth of the sunrise. This represents to me a difference in approach to love and relationships. A choice, if you will, between a coldness and hardening of the heart in an attempt to guard against pain from one who has chosen not to risk, and a desire for warmth, closeness and unity from one who has decided that they cannot remain frozen. The adage "love like you have never been hurt" comes to mind. Hence two of my recent poems. What choices are you making?
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