Central Part of the Heart

You and I were a funny match

From the start

Not sugar and spice

Not a match made in heaven

But it seemed good

Doing shots

At the Windhoek Underwater Club

And you had this vibe

That gave me those heartbeats

It’s true

And I had seen more

Than before

And then

I fought for you

And you didn’t want me

And it made me insecure

But then it became

Really, really good

And we drove across horizon

After horizon

Towards the great grey

Wide Kunene River

And you showed me what you do best

My African mannetjie

Under the stars you pitched our tent

And I was taken by surprise

That something like this

Could happen to me again

Cause I had kind of

Given up

And then it all went

Fast, enough

Probably not to last

Most of the time

You were kind of

My safe place to fall

But now

It gets worse and worse

Everyday

And I can see

We probably made a giant mistake

And the scary thing is

I share a little girl with you

Who didn’t ask for any of this

Who looks towards us for

Safety

With those huge blues eyes

I guess now the drama queen stuff

Is over in a flash

No time

And they don’t tell you enough

And it seems so obvious

And know it all mothers

With perfect mummy linen and cookies

say tut tut

Didn’t you think it’s obvious

Well, I didn’t

that once that little one sees you

It will replace the men

For the central part

Of the heart

And it can take alot

For the grownup part

To finally realize

That this queen of the world

No longer rules

They all said it‘s natural

For me it was a ton of those red bricks

And not even all at once.

But if I could go back

I would shake my head

And say no thanks

You,

My daughter

Beat any man

Any time

To the central part

Keeper of my heart.