Chambered

One beats and bleeds

And cries at night

It burns with passion

And yearns to fight

The other steadies

And bides its time

Unfeeling maybe

But never unkind

As one side contracts

And gushes blood

Its lifeforce spent

In waves of love

The other reigns in

Logic and air

Sustaining the beat

With rhythm and care

Both sides make up

One chambered whole

For one gives purpose

And the other soul

In times of peace

It’s fine to dream

To allow one's heart

To yearn or scheme

But when crisis hits

You put it away

Switch off the flow

Let reason hold sway

For without both sides

One could never last

Either stoic as stone

Or burnt out too fast