Heartbeats

Can you hear my heartbeat To the sound of little feet Running around me meowing Like a cat or barking Can you hear my jilted fears Pealed away like green pear skins Rebuked by real and imagined sins Flipped like a pancake drenched in syrup Then like a cowgirl in stirrups Ridden past green trees and tumbleweed Until the heartbeats aren’t tumbling Into the abyss of a denied kiss I can hear it in my ear Strong steady ready for what comes Will you be the mystery mahogany inspiring My hearts beating all odds Humor me and sing a melody Share and care dare to be Red bleeding heart on a sleeve