Offering

I approached trembling 

The chains in my chest 

Broken open 

Swinging, noisy as I walk 

In my hands

What I offered has been 

Refused many times over

Carelessly handled, dropped 

Or tucked away in a bottom drawer  

This heart of mine 

She’s hard to hold onto 

Wrapped in wire

Doubt

Bloody with wounds 

Rejection

Prickly with broken pins

Left behind

She was a stone for many years

Grey and still 

A lump unused 

But she was awoken

Now she glows

She’s the daughter of the Sun

Ablaze with passion

Seeking, pushing

Burning with desire

The flames grow into inferno 

She’s the daughter of the Moon

An ocean of tenderness 

Flooding, churning

Overflowing with affection 

The waters deep enough to drown

Still I offered this mess of mine 

Complicated, tangled

Raw, bruised

Absolutely terrified 

Liquid fire 

Love 

And you were just
Another one 
Who did not want her.