I Give You My Heart

I give you my heart

To wrap in glass 

Stash it safely on the roof 

Let it freeze 

Let the wind toss it 

Like flotsam 

On a gravel beach

Carry it in an ASDA bag 

Bouncing off strangers’ thighs 

Leave it on the last bus home

Don’t feed it

Leave it alone 

If that sounds like something 

You’d never do 

If you feel nervous about 

Taking it with you 

About being reckless 

With my vital organ 

If you’d rather not remove 

The pulpy mess

Inhale metallic fumes 

Then don’t kiss me 

Here and now 

Don’t look at me 

I don’t know how

To not give you my heart 

Your stuttering loveliness 

Brings havoc to this art

This self-centred life 

My mid life glory 

Worn-in oneness

A solitary story 

I absolutely cannot

Give you my heart 

So perhaps for now

Let’s keep apart