The Heart Overflowing

Each heart secretly waits and yearns
For something or someone for which to burn
To be alive, to beat, to feel, to love
To find peaceful rest at the set of the sun
Yet the heart is so fragile; it tends to be weak
It opens a bit then closes in the very next beat
The heart struggles to trust and to open its door
For fear that the world will dash its hopes & dreams to the floor

It seems that as it finally starts to open up
Something happens that causes hurt and distrust
How can we lose the doubt, the hurt, the fear
And believe that someone will desire to have us near
Near enough to know the intricacies of that heart
Near enough to draw it out and consider it set apart

So our hearts lie waiting...waiting
For someone to grab it and persist in making
It into something alive and beautiful
To realize its precious, lovable, not dull
But who will undertake an act so long & hard
For everyone's hearts are injured by life so far
Is there anyone who knows its worth the work
Who will tenderly push aside any residue of dirt

Then God gently steps in with a cure
He fills us with His love so good and pure
We become cleansed, renewed, and freed of tears
His love gives us the patience to open up with no fear
He whispers in our ear that He knows all our desires
That He loves us forever and will help us acquire
Someone who will love us with a heart similar to His
Someone's who's a mirror of God's love, which is never amiss

So the heart can stop waiting- it's filled with love
It's become alive with God's unfailing touch
We get renewed so we can take on this life
Which can cause so much hurt, bitterness, and strife
When we fail to love well, as we so often do
Its our own broken hearts not letting true love shine through
We can only realize that all we need is God's love;
He holds our heart in His palm as we slowly learn to trust.