Empty

For a deep drum to amply resonate
and wholly commit its bellowing richness
it must be fully empty within
so must one's heart be
it must be empty before it can be filled
for it to steadily and truly beat for new love
it must be emptied of the old
which hinders, dampens
inhibits the heart from opening enough
without guard, it deadens the warmth
and eventually abates the desire to beat at all.

- Jessica Mary