. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The Heart Shaped Tattoo

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Heart Shaped Tattoo

 


The Heart Shaped Tattoo 


(A lone voice whispers)


Some say

To love and lose


Is still better

To have not heard its love song


Filled with rhythm and blues


And that's why my lost love


I'll always love you


For you once lit a fuse

So beautifully


But fire don’t last forever

When it burns too deep in me


Love don’t fade away

Even when it breaks in two


Time can’t steal the flame

That still leads me back to you


And that's why I'll always treasure

Its heart shaped tattoo


Even if the ink runs faded

Baby, I still feel you


'Cause to me

You'll never ever be old news


No… you’ll never be old news


We danced

Through highs and lows


Like a record spinning stories


Only broken lovers know


Yeah, we lost the melody

But I still hum our tune


Maybe love ain't perfect

But it leaves a mark that stays


And every scar you gave me

Lights a brighter kind of way


Love don’t fade away

Even when it breaks in two


Time can’t steal the flame

That still leads me back to you


And that's why I'll always treasure

Its heart shaped tattoo


Even if the ink runs faded

Baby, I still feel you


'Cause to me

You'll never ever be old news


No… you’ll never be old news


Maybe we were never meant to stay

But you taught my heart how to feel this way


And even if you're gone

Your love made me strong


Now I can love again

Carry on


And that's why I'll always treasure

Its heart shaped tattoo


Not a mark of something broken

But a love I made it through


'Cause to me

You'll never ever be old news


No… you’ll never be old news


You were my rhythm…

Now I found my blues turn gold


(C)

Copyright John Duffy 


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The Heart Shaped Tattoo