I wear my heart on my sleeve,

you tell me.

I am hurt by your words

but as they sink in,

I realize they are true.

I DO wear my

heart on my sleeve.

That is because

I love hard, deeply.

I love everyone who means

something to me.

I fall in love with them:

my children,

my friends,

my students.

Exposing my heart

so openly

makes me more

vulnerable.

I am madly in love with

people who make me

laugh, cry,

feel, love.

You reap the benefits

of my fashionable heart

on my sleeve.

Feel free to tug on it

if you feel it needs

a little more love.

I can always use

more of that.

 

Eve Remillard

6/14/2014