My Heart Belongs to You

Steve Helmer
Steve Helmer, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 16, 2011 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
It's early in the morning, still dark outside and I rather stay under the blankets

But I have to go to work and if I don't get up now, I'll never make it.

The mortgage company, the electric company and even the IRS all own a piece of me or two

But what keeps me going is my heart, because that still belongs to you.

I'm not a rich man. In fact I can barely pay the bills.

Knowing I'll be working for the rest of my life sometimes fills me with chills.

But even though I can't cover you with diamonds or some other rare jewel

I've already given you quite a bit because my heart belongs to you.


Published by Steve Helmer

Steve is a married father of two who has lived in Wisconsin most of his life. Even though he comes from a long line of military veterans, he chose not to follow that path and instead earned a Bachelor's degr...  View profile

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