This, is how a heart breaks.
A hairline crack
up through the center
so subtle
you barely notice, at first,
that it’s dividing.
but with every beat
the crack rips deeper,
more crooked,
it never breaks clean.
and your heart must never stop and so,
you must endure the pull
of your own pulse,
as it tears in two
and there are days the ache
is unbearable,
where it seeps out
from between your ribs
and gathers, in the hollows of your throat
And I want you to know, that it’s okay
to fall inside yourself
for the pain to beat into you
like a cold, heavy rain
it’s ok, when you’re breaking,
to not feel alright.
I promise you that someday
you will