Poem- Sophia Oelkers

Padlock Heart

Her heart beat no longer had a rhythm

Two birds of a feather no longer flocked

It abandoned her for it’s next victim

Her shattered heart- now an iron padlock

Suddenly, his hushed presence caught her eye

His hopeful, tender words pacified her

“My darling here is a sholder to cry,

You will seek destined, true love soon, I'm sure.”

She was tense, petrified to love again

For she knew every love typically parts

But now, she felt yearning love- more than friends

He possessed the key to her padlock heart

Stronger than two birds bound to flock as doves.

Little did she know, they found their true loves’.