Arena Of Love Poem by Daniel Murphy

Battered little heart
Look how you’re bruised
You took such a beating
To which you are used.

It’s back to the start
Where you’ll try to repair
Wounds that are open
And too much to bear.

You gave it your all
You put up a fight
But it wasn’t to be
It doesn’t seem right.

All the time that was given
To make it succeed
Was thrown back at you
From which you now bleed.

Maybe it’s time to surrender
Your search for another
With this question in mind
Is it worth the bother?

If you think you can take
A pounding like before
Go do some loving
That’s what you’re for.