Endure My Heart

"The Heart Sees"

A poem or short story by Daniel Bailey (aka) the Danman258

            “The Heart Sees”

The door had flung open and wind had briskly chimed my hanging chimes and blew the papers I had on the table. My mind thought back, and my ego said that I had locked the door and then common sense said, “Well if you did then that would not have happen.”  My pride stood and said, “No matter check the door.” Foolishness from deep inside me yells out quickly, “So just throw yourself out there and get us all killed will you.” And then out of nowhere my insane nervousness cried softly, “If we locked the door, then how did it come open? Maybe someone is after us.” We all thought while silences passed and suddenly ego shouted, “What the hell we scared for?” And thought took over and legs began to walk towards the door. And without warning my heart started to pump and this raging scream came from him saying, “Please, I unlock the door, please let me out!” And all my thoughts, ego’s, foolery, and nervousness circled around my heart trying to console and nervousness was first to speak, “Heart we have to keep you locked away, for if you die we die.” Tears were flowing everywhere and the floors were getting sloppy, for the nerves words weren’t helping. Pride stepped in to give a try, “Surly you know we love you and you love us, we don’t need anybody else.” After hearing that, my heart threw-up on top of the tears causing the floor to be nasty. At that time foolishness made a suggestion, “Maybe we can let you out for a small amount of time and if he looks like he’s getting hurt we can bring him back in.” And everybody spoke at once yelling remember the last time we tried that. The crowd was not pleasing and the heart still wanted more. Ego finally put his word in speaking boldly, “Well, I think I and he need to get out and if something happens I’ll take care of it and I’m telling y’all we will be fine.” And the crowd started talking over each other with smart remarks and yelling and then the heart spoke, “What good is your protection if what you protect is a corpse? Love is calling me and I hear she and I must go to her and maybe if all of you stand clear I might have a chance to love.”