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from Conversation Hearts by Nick Flora

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He saw her walk into the party
and in that moment he was changed
the girl in the dress with no one to impress
was forever burned into his brain

two years later they were married
in back yard of his parents’ house
she looked him in the eyes
and said I’m on your side
and he lost any trace of doubt

When you love with your whole heart
you give them the knife that can gut you apart
and instead pray they'll take it
and carve out a place you feel safe in
so you must ask yourself this
if love is worth the risk

She put the flowers on the nightstand
next to the cards and the balloons
the nurse makes the rounds
as she straightens his gown
they both know it will be soon

you see 40 years they’d been together
She never let herself plan for this
she’d made up her mind
they’d have so much more time
but time is indifferent

Cuz when you say that you love someone
you’re saying you’ll sit by their side
at the movies or at sunset
or when they take their last breath

so you must ask yourself this
if love is worth the risk

love is more than bending a knee with a ring
It’s made up of all the moments you don't see
it’s threading a needle and weaving the string
slowly over time

It’s the slow dance in the kitchen at night
when the kids are in bed
and the dishes are drying

it's eyes that know you
and skin that collides
as your stories intertwine

love is flying in the face of
the sweet devastation

and though it will end
you'd do it again

so let me tell you this
love is worth the risk

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from Conversation Hearts, released March 8, 2018

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