A BLACK HEART........

is as deep and endless as the black hole. It consumes and eats everything that comes in contact with it. It is truly the rare person who has this black heart . Most of them sit in prisons or are dead because a black heart usually does not attract any good . The person who is completely selfish has this black heart. It is really easy to spot, and rarely do these people change or even want to.I have a friend whose wife has this black heart. Everything must revolve around her , so much so that she fakes illnesses to keep the limelight on her.She has had children whom are older now but their lives seem a mess. I find it hard she could raise children, but I'm sure it was hell for her husband, my friend.He is the opposite. A truly giving person and he found something he truly enjoyed. Not another woman, but performing music. He enjoyed singing and learning to play a musical instrument late in his life. SHE couldn't stand it! It was through me that he was able to find this fufillment.The only problem was to work with him, I had to incorporate her into the band. To ensure his dream, I put up with her. You could sense that although she also enjoyed performing, she could not stand the thought of something else being stronger in her husband's life. So they fought , often, in private. She wanted out, he would do everything to keep her happy so he could continue performing. I made many concessions to keep him in, though I hated her for doing this to him.He gained strenght and at one point he stood up to her, and she began wilting like a flower deprived of water and sun.She didn't know what to do , and her power over him was draining.She pulled the ultimate selfish act, SHE CAME TO ME. She knew I was fair, and she unburdened herself to me. I talked to my friend and told him he shoild quit because, she was his wife. The words tasted bitter as they left my mouth but I knew it was the right thing to do , and she knew I would do the right thing. .....................I saw him the other day whining like a wounded puppy how much he missed performing. I smiled with him, but inside I shouted at him to be a man and put her in her place! HE never heard me and our lives went back as if nothing ever changed. He, to his world, and me to mine