Roots and Wings

My mind demands to be rooted    
My heart lusts for wings
Timelessly, bewilderingly,    
 mediating their differences of opinion.    
   
Mind said,    
don’t do it.    
You know his type,  
heartbreak is inevitable.  
You’re smarter than that.  
He’s not the one  
   
Heart said,    
Come on    
Love is risk.  
Take a chance.  
Your heart is stronger than you realize.    
He could be the one...  
   
Mind said,  
You’ve wasted enough energy in unhealthy,  
dead end relationships.  
You don’t have time to waste.  
   
Heart said,    
You wasted enough time in loveless,    
one sided relationship.    
You don’t have love to waste.    
   
I leapt...  
   
Fell....  
   
Crashed....  
   
Burned....  
   
Survived, barely....  
   
When all was said and done,  
I lay on the bed.    
Reflecting upon the wreckage    
Reminiscing the magic    
   
Peering over at mind,  
Shivering, balled up,    
in the corner.  
Having been shaken,    
manipulated,    
tormented, and terrified.    
Never again,    
please....  
she begs.    
   
Heart, walks towards the bed,    
bleeding, scarred,  
dragged through hell.    
Exhaustedly, wistfully,    
falls back on to the bed    
Worth it, she sighs.    
let’s try again....    
   
As we approach the door,  
Ready to face another day,  
I hesitate...  
   
Mind assures,    
Don’t worry, we’ve got this.  
We’re wiser this time...  
   
Heart encourages,  
Baby girl,    
there’s a lost,    
heartbroken soul,  
longing for the half that makes him whole.  
Do you really want to keep him waiting?”    
   
The three of us  
walk out the front door.  
Stepping into the big scary world,    
hand in hand,  
Full of    
Hope    
Courage  
And never looking back...