Take it to Heart

She takes everything to heart
and nothing you do, can stop her
why would it?
she is ruled by her emotions
a slave to her heart
and she has found it's a safe place to be at times
and at all other times it's waiting to throw her into the strom
yet she trusts it enough to surrender.
Her heart is her captor and she is ruled by it's mood swings and tantrums
why does she put up with it?
cause it knows her better than anyone claims to.
It's a mirror to her thoughts and a guide to her dreams
It will never stop her from pursuing whats best for her
and it will never stop her from risking her heart for it either
even if it means damaging her heart in the bargain.
Self-sacrificing is what it is.
At the expense of getting hurt, it gains experience to deal with those who bring pain
She is all about 'feeling',
and feeling strongly about anything and everything on the face of the earth.
She may be fragile, and often naive
but she's got her head on her shoulders and her heart on her sleeve
So what if she takes it all to heart?
At least she feels, she knows what she feels
and she's learned to deal.
You, dear child, is who she worries about
for you know not what's on your mind
you know not how, to your heart, be kind
She looks to you with eyes of concern
because it is your hearts desires you take time to learn
She's no loser here for feeling so much at once
It is you who is at loss, who lacks feeling
who will spiral down into nothingness, your soul reeling
Take it to heart I say,
feel what you need to, even if it aches
It is better to feel than to ignore and push away
better to have your heart to hold on to, when your world goes astray
Stop keeping your emotions at bay
that you learn to accept them and take them to heart, I pray.
I fear for you if you're on the pathway to your heart's destruction
If you judge people like me for feeling something
for you'll never know passion, you'll never have purpose
Your heart will grow cold to the world and it's life
Stop yourself now, before you lose all ability to feel,
before you lose touch of Love and what's real.