Loss

When a child loses their favorite toy they feel as if the world has ended
That is until they find a different toy and the previous one is forgotten

When a dog's bone is taken away it gives a puzzled look
Then it runs away to find something better

When someone's food tastes bad its thrown out
Then they go find something that tastes good

When a student writes a poor paper its crumpled and thrown in the trash
Then they go on to write something better.

Each of these things is a loss until something better is found just minutes later.

Yet with a heart something better doesn't come minutes later.
With a heart you have to search for all the little pieces that flew about when it was broken.
With a heart you feel the good and the bad... with the two pulling at opposite ends.

A heart knows what the mind does not.
It can feel love even when the mind tries to command it to stop.
A heart can feel pain even when the mind commands it to move on.
A heart is it's own mind...independent from the brain or anything else in the body.

Know that I am still searching for my tiny pieces
I am still playing tug-of-war
I am still feeling that sensation of warmth from love
Yet I am still feeling that sensation of ice from pain

Give me time...I will be fine and I know you will be too.
I always said life moves on with me or without me
Maybe life does...mine is in pause right now without you...but it will start again.
Be strong, do what you need to do, and know I will always be here if you need me.