To my dear Heart,
Of all my children that I have grown up with
And who have been part of me for my life
All of whom I owe deep gratitude
For Life itself
For thinking, seeing, doing, loving, and crying
For making sure that my water is OK
That poisons do not run amok in me
Ridding me of my waste
Supporting me
Protecting me
Allowing me to dance
And to sing
To run
To play ball
Allowing me to grow
Allowing me to give birth to new beings
How do I say this without being unfair to them
Yet enabling my deep feeling of admiration and passion for you to be revealed
I have to single you out as my favorite
You have the asymmetric symmetry that makes you so interesting and intriguing
You have the male power in your left ventricle
And the female power of receptivity, compassion, and logical sense of modulation in your right ventricle
You have rhythm
You have grace
You have romance and tenacity
You have simplicity
Combined with uncanny complexity
A poem from the heart to the heart by Ashley Davidoff MD – previously published on The Common Vein web site thecommonvein.com