"Reality Check about Using Your Heart" (Louis Toliver Jr-Swartz, LA)

Reality Check about Using Your Heart

This is meant for good advice

Lead with your head not your heart

I didn’t say don’t show your heart

But not everyone wants to see it

Even if you mean it

So don’t show it to the wrong people

Because they will know how to break it

Don’t take it personal that’s just life

Though, not so fast, the heart is useful

Because using yours will inspire love

But let the potential for those who love

Shine from them and show compassion

As they learn to survive in a hard world

Who you are is not who they are

Most conflicts are caused by the heart

For most who want love

Don’t know how to give it

So don’t expect love back

Be patient and understanding

Guide with your head

See that people love even if they don’t say it

Let those who love you

Show their heart the same time as you

And neither of you will expect

Nor more or less than that

This is how happy relationships are formed

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