Happens to the heart

Is it true that we've grown too good 

Concealing our truth, 

We see ourselves flailing in obliviousness

Of tangling everlasting pains.

As those ancient heroic outlaws,

Spent their lives in blood and brawls

To forget the wounds they once felt

From the roots pulled out that will sore.

For all wisdom ones could have

All the treasure that hidden under

Never know I haven't ever

Listened what happens to the heart!

 

Dallas, 1.27.22

The Liking Gap in Conversations: Do People Like Us More Than We Think? - Erica J. Boothby, Gus Cooney, Gillian M. Sandstrom, Margaret S. Clark, 2018 (sagepub.com)