From birth tiny hearts all grow <br />As they mature they will know <br />What hearts are created for <br /> <br />Not by their sizes alone <br />Do mature hearts become known <br />Hearts need be judged by much more <br /> <br />Hearts can be carelessly torn <br />Readily become careworn <br />Life will lend each heart some pain <br /> <br />Yet such forlorn hearts will heal <br />Careworn hearts learn how to deal <br />Mended hearts strength thereby gain <br /> <br />Hearts become bruised and broken <br />By cruel words that are spoken <br />Rejections tear them apart <br /> <br />Once healed such hearts find power <br />Much greater love then will flower <br />Love rendered by a mended heart<br /><br />Mary Havran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hearts-render/