If I had the heart
I would turn around
And never look back
Into the dark
Of the night
I would walk.
Never would I bother
For those I
leave behind.
Thick my skin
from age
or familiarity
would never feel the prick.
Of the eyes on me
Burning questions
persistently..
Never would I turn around
And look back
If only
I had the heart..
if only
I had
a heart..