“What happens when people open their hearts?” “They get better.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

She looked inside herself one day

and had no words to say

She saw good things and bad things

and some in between things

and wondered what to take.

and in this she realized all in all

“I am as good as I can be bad”

and in choosing one we choose for all

so inside her heart she saw many things

one resounding truth to be sure

was all the love there is to see

can also be given most assuredly.