Thursday, March 8, 2012

Tinman

"If I only had a heart,” 
said the Tinman to  
Dorothy Gale after
resurrecting from his
rusted prison.

A heart is needed to live,
to pump blood through
veins, spread nutrients
throughout the body,
but when it comes down to it,
why are hearts so fragile,
so easily broken?
And why would a man
made of tin want to
suffer so much like a human,
to be further conquered by emotions
and to cry until rusting solid,
forcing himself into solitude
again and again?
Instead, he should ask for
a mind like the Scarecrow,
a place for prayer and patience
to keep feelings controlled…

But then…
where would
desired love
thrive?  

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