Love Poem: The Corners of My Heart
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Written by: Charles Hice

The Corners of My Heart

The Corners Of My Heart 

I had to make a picture for my love. 
Not for a locket or a fixture , 
but for Her memory of me , so we could remember we. 
The thing was not contrived or planned 
 A man 
he grabbed His laptop and His camera. 
I did NOT remove my hat. It was the thing most proud of. 
The first thing that my babay did , 
was tell me I should have flipped my lid. 
Next time take off the hat , the hair 
is mostly where I need to see. 
Go figure that.  It must be a woman thing, 
my friend pointed out to me , 
My hat , said I , was what I wanted HER to see , 
a man thing , I slyly added. 
Next picture will be me , of course, 
without the thing. But listen , here 
is where the love comes in to this poem. 
I begin to smile.  I tried to smile at the camera. 
But the muscles in my Jaw , just would NOT let that happen. 
Not at all. I felt the smile begin 
it was in the corners of my heart. 
and somehow not even planned , it made it to my eyes, 
and then , my babay shined. 
It had started in my heart and then 
came out up to my face, 
and then the smile was in my eyes.