Take Care of This Heart by Lori Yamamoto

[Verse 1. Pleading[ Love, can’t you see now? This heart trembles like spring rain Darling, hold it close. [Verse 2. Dreams & Longing] I chase you in sleep, through futures wrapped in silver mist…  Will you wait for me? [Verse 3. Warning] Don’t trust fleeting flames love grows slow like bamboo stalks, strong through every storm. [Verse 4.Unfaithful Fears] You whisper “they lie, yet doubt clings like autumn burrs… My love stays rooted. [Verse5. Suspicion] Your changed eyes accuse why can’t you see my promise woven in my bones? [Verse6.Community’s Murmur] The village scowls, but our love’s a stubborn bloom wild, defying walls. [Verse7. Love & Anxiety] Two threads in one cloth: gold joy and shadowed worry. Both make our love true. [Verse 8. Silent Devotion] I love without words, like moon adores the quiet sea— no proof… just endless tide. [Verse 9. Distance] Your silence lingers, deeper than temple bells’ pause… Still, I send my heart. [Verse 10. Reassurance] Closeness isn’t guilt— see how my hands hold only you, empty for no one. [Verse 11.Eternal Flame] This feeling won’t die, even if you stray like wind... I’m the lantern’s glow. [Verse 12. Final Plea] Don’t gift your heart twice— let time braid our souls as one. Love me… trust the thread.