I Will Never Be Cold And Hard Poem by Ghada Shahbender

I don’t want my heart to dry up, shrivel and wither.
I want her to warm up to you and for fear of cruelty shiver.
I want her to hold on to memories, sweet and bitter.
I want her to smile and frown and occasionally jitter.
I want my heart to be my companion and best friend.
And want her to be alive and responsive till the very end.
She is the keeper of my secrets and the holder of all feeling.
She has suffered with me through every lurching and every reeling.
You want me to give up on her after all we’ve been through together?
No way. She is always going to be there for worse or for better.
She helped through the darkest moments.
She was my only lifeguard.
I will not give up on her.
I will never be cold and hard.