To my dear Heart,

Of all my children that I have grown up with

And who have been part of me for my life

All of whom I owe deep gratitude

For Life itself

For thinking, seeing, doing, loving, and crying

For making sure that my water is OK

That poisons do not run amok in me

Ridding me of my waste

Supporting me

Protecting me

Allowing me to dance

And to sing

To run

To play ball

Allowing me to grow

Allowing me to give birth to new beings

 

How do I say this without being unfair to them

Yet enabling my deep feeling of admiration and passion for you to be revealed

 

I have to single you out as my favorite

You have the asymmetric symmetry that makes you so interesting and intriguing

You have the male power in your left ventricle

And the female power of receptivity, compassion, and logical sense of modulation in your right ventricle

You have rhythm

You have grace

You have romance and tenacity

You have simplicity

Combined with uncanny complexity

A poem from the heart to the heart by Ashley Davidoff MD – previously published on The Common Vein web site thecommonvein.com