My heart is not fireproof,
it is not impervious to
the ignition of deep desires.
My heart is not shatterproof,
it gets swiftly splintered by
tales of tears and terror.
My heart is not bulletproof,
I feel the clouts and cocoon
of hatred and harmony.
My heart is not foolproof,
it has been defrauded by
losers, yet it wins each war…
My heart is not waterproof,
It has been drenched by the
teardrops of joys and sorrows…
My heart is not soundproof,
I hear the tantrums of fears
and whispers of wisdom.
My heart is not bombproof,
It has been blown away by
rockets of radical reality…
Welcome to my heart.
Copyright 2018, Adeleke Adeite
Adeleke Adeite 