heart currents

my heart flows deep like a river
and he can cut into his earth,
my earth
this body

A river's current is a result of his bed up stream
you see any adjustment here is only relevant for what is to come

everything is down stream

Like time
what we do now only translates into how he may flow in the months and years to come
what we do now to the flowing current of our hearts will be to influence the power that only a river holds as he flows like emotions towards a sea

...

my heart flows deep like a river
and he can cut into his earth,
my earth
this body
...

When a river holds anything
a dragging branch, broken bridge, naked legs

currents change, sound comes
water swirls

we all hold things in our hearts
some we build, some from upstream, some the bank
whatever they may be
they may alter my heart's flow

A river's bed will hold his water by exposing his stones
occasionally dropping a tree from his bank to mitigate a turn
to calm that rushing furry of emotion
en route to salty destinations

Other times, dams appear
beaver, human, or
broken banks
forests flood, or streets and basements
water can be alive and flowing
also stagnant, still

A river's bed may teach us humans how to
care well for our hearts
as emotion flows we may need to mitigate erosion
reveal stones in our earth, collect them, drop trees
bend and turn
and be affected

to be affected

rivers bend and shape us
moving mountains
creating new places
leaving new places, rich full of sentiment
sediment

and sometimes landscapes change beyond recognition
but always rivers flow

so regardless of our hearts
the important piece is that
this river
he continues to flow