Oh, my little heart shaped box
What shall I place in you today?
Thoughts of tyranny and pain
To keep the sadness at bay?
Removing the cover, I look inside
To see each little thing I hide
Using you to disclose the fears
Using you to forbid the tears
Oh, my little heart shaped box
What shall they take from you now?
Maybe an emotion, a life?
But this removal I cannot allow
© 3rd June 2003
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