Scattered Hearts

My heart belongs to not just one

the girl who smiled at the bus driver at the bus stop

your smile stays with me wherever I travel

the boy at Klute dancing

out of time with the music

ignoring its drums because you have

your own rhythm that never

leaves me alone

I fall in love constantly

I wish I could have held the hand

of the person in the castle and tell

them how their red hair

lights the fire in my eyes

I was infatuated by the laughter

shared between two friends and

stopped running to listen

to their harmony that replays in my head

time has passed but I do not forget them

The boy next door

who feeds the birds

your gentleness

embraces me every morning

The girl paddling along the river

with no way of knowing

the glow of your skin

in the sun

is the light on my dark days

you have stolen pieces

of my heart

unintentionally

if only I could see

how my heart has scattered

across the world.

Illustration: Alex Rigotti