Thimble David Newton Baker Everyone is given a small amount of love on the day they are born. No one knows where it comes from or who dispenses it. Sometimes a person here or there gets a little extra. But no matter the amount, it is never enough...just look around. When I realized I had so little, I first thought of hoarding it. But then I didn't want to worry about it running out or getting stolen, So I spent it all in one place on a Thursday and that's when these lies began to scramble for darker corners. The next day I sat in the ER waiting for news of my friend with a broken jaw. I needed some of the love I had squandered and I looked there in my heart where it used to be. Though still only a thimble full, by some miracle it was still there. So I scooped up all of it and spent it on my friend. Tomorrow when I wake up, I'll peek in again. Perhaps I'll find the empty heart I expect, or maybe another...
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