My heart — Summary

Mary62708Cheerful

The top two chambers of my heart keep so many things You would be surprised how many bars there are to keep all those things in

My heart and head do not get along well Well at all. The head is logical, thinks ahead and makes more sense My heart blabs on about anything especially chocolate I love chocolate Sometimes I feel sorry for my head as it isn't heard very often but then my heart tells me it's okay and I forget It's okay Okay.

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Mary62708 imagines the heart and the head as two housemates who don't get along. The head is sensible and plans ahead, while the heart rambles about whatever it likes, chocolate most of all. The poem opens with a quieter, more serious idea: the heart's upper chambers hold "so many things," and there are plenty of bars to keep them locked in. That suggests the speaker keeps a lot of feelings hidden.

The tone is light and playful on the surface, with the chocolate joke and the plain, chatty voice. But there's an undercurrent of sadness. The speaker feels sorry for the head because it is rarely listened to, then lets the heart talk them out of that worry. The repeated "It's okay," and the lone, shoved-aside "Okay." at the end, read like someone reassuring themselves. Judging by the way the word trails off, the speaker may not fully believe it. The mood is gentle, funny, and a little guarded.

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