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These are poems from the book the messy middle. Do you want to read the whole book? Go to messy-middle.com
Hearts cannot break
Before we begin, let me remind you of something I know to be true.
hearts can not break
only the shielded heart
shatters into pieces
the heart inside is soft and whole
you think your heart is broken
it’s just broken open
leaving your heart unshielded
every heartbreak is an invitation
to meet your raw open heart
to expand into softness
the opening of the heart
is the softening of the shell
slowly losing its protection.
but sometimes
all at once
it cracks wide open
shieldless
By ManonThese are poems from the book the messy middle. Do you want to read the whole book? Go to messy-middle.com
Hearts cannot break
Before we begin, let me remind you of something I know to be true.
hearts can not break
only the shielded heart
shatters into pieces
the heart inside is soft and whole
you think your heart is broken
it’s just broken open
leaving your heart unshielded
every heartbreak is an invitation
to meet your raw open heart
to expand into softness
the opening of the heart
is the softening of the shell
slowly losing its protection.
but sometimes
all at once
it cracks wide open
shieldless