Hearts Are Tricky Things

Hearts are tricky things.

They beat,
they break,
they shatter to bits
if you are not careful.
Hearts should come
in a package that says
Fragile
Handle with care

in yellow tape on the outside.
People might not listen.
People might shake the package up
just to get a laugh.
But at least
they'd know
how much it hurts
when a heart
is broken.
When sunny days
turn to ceaseless rain
laughs to never-ending sobs.
When you feel as if you are
being sucked into
a black hole
a world of unforgiveness
of fear.
Fear that your heart could be broken again 
if you are not careful.
Shaken up by someone
who doesn't know
or doesn't care.

Hearts are tricky things.

 

star

NH

14 years old

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