The sign said br 'The Shop of Dislocated Hearts' br and I went in. br br Broken ones; br Repaired Ones; br Brand New Ones; br Small Ones; br Baby Ones; br all there on red shelving. br br Who repairs Hearts? br Whose Hearts have been dislocated br or lost? br 'Here' the voice said br 'is the Most Important Place br in the Whole World.' br br An Old Man br stood before me br saying br 'everyday br I start out like this br and by night time I am br young again. br br It has been this way ever since br from the Beginning of the Universe. br You can reverse time here br and hearts are that br Feeling Glue br which creates br new love br reverses bad ones; br all this done here. br br Time goes backward to our youth' br he said br picking up a gnarled one br and held it up to light. br br 'Sixty five years old' br he said br peering at it intently. br 'Now watch this.' br br He sprinkled his Gold Dust br and the heart's br dull and dank arteries br unclogged and br began to beat br and beat. br br The Old Man said br 'New Grandchild.' br br This one' br he said br pointing to another br which had a faint hum br 'New Girlfriend' br 'New Love' he said about another br 'Reconciliation here.' br br He walked the shelves br 'Understanding for this one br and this one on the end br will be mine br by this evening.' br br These' br he said br pointing to a group br 'came from the Lost and Found; br Lost no more.' br br I came back that night br and the shop was gone br probably into br Yesterday.