Heartful

there is only enough room
for pain in huge human hearts,
you cant suffer a neighbors pain
if you don't have the heart to care
to begin with.

those who care the most
will suffer the most in life,
you cannot be a caring person
without suffering

its impossible to care for yourself
when you carry a heart greater than
the one that sits comfortably in your
rib cage, encased in bone

so, whats the gift?
the big heart, filled with pain
or the small one, filled to capacity
with happiness

careful who you give
the title of
heartful