Heretic Hearts Quotes

“I can't watch The Wizard of Oz / without wondering how many times / the Scarecrow had his heart broken / no brain to tell him no / all that courage telling him yes / I wonder if he was desperate from all that hurt / if he'd spend some nights asking the Tin Man if he was a fool / Tin Man saying yes / saying obviously / saying of course / because how could he know / how could he see / with that hole in his chest / where a heart should be.

I can't watch The Wizard of Oz / without walking memory lane like a yellow brick road/ at the end of which / is someone who still loves me.”
― Kristina Mahr, Heretic Hearts

“I want you to know, there was a
time my heart beat more for you
than it did for me.

Two beats for every one,
six for every three.

It's quieter now.

But when it beats,
it's all for me.”
― Kristina Mahr, Heretic Hearts