Keep that heart safe
With ten padlocks-
Or more if necessary.
Throw away the keys
To different places, and
Make sure that even you,
Yourself,
Would not know where they are.
Stay neutral and unfeeling,
All human relations
Should be kept at bay.
Until God Himself
Hands the keys over
To the man He made for you-
And you alone-
That little heart should remain
Inside its bullet-proof cage,
With no other job
But to keep you breathing.