Dear Heart Of Mine,

I think it's about time, that you and I have a little talk. I am a little weary of you these days. It seems I've trusted you so many times in the past only to be led on some journeys with no ending destination. I've cried enough tears of pain, to make more oceans across the lands, while others were wanting to swim them to get to the ones they loved. It seems the mountains that were in my way kept getting bigger and bigger each day as others passed me by on their way to climbing them and enjoying the view on top.

I can't count the love songs that played while I held memories of lost love, instead of being held in the arms of one who loved me. It seems my laughter covered my pain, by giving it to others so that I could disguise all the tears and rips laid upon you over the years. No matter how many times I offered you, you were returned to me in worse shape than I gave you in.

We made it through all those hard times, how and why? I'll never know. There were times you tried to tell me that I was in way over my head, but I never listened, and there were times you said to me " I can't do this again" and I in turn didn't listen back.

This time it's me and you working together, from now on. I might have heard his voice, but inside my heartbeat I heard you telling me something I hadn't ever heard, for me to " just listen to him."

Within his voice I found the laughter I once gave people to mask the pain of my insides, now it was given to him so freely. It began to sink down inside of me and with the words he spoke grew this smile upon my face.

For all the years I didn't listen to you, and for all the years that I led you into battles, without winning, and nothing more than tears and pain and endless torture, today I tell you that for once I will follow you, and trust in you, let you lead me places I've never been.

My dear heart, I will follow you from now on..........

Donna Martin

p.s. Had you not beat so loud when his voice started speaking and laughing, I'd have never listened, now I listen and laugh, You see what I see, I feel what you feel, He is the one!