Fragile Heart

You are an old soul

With a fragile heart

You have all this strength

But without weakness

You tear yourself apart

You love but never fully

You always hold something back

Afraid of rejection and disappointment

You keep a piece of yourself hidden

You don’t share it with anyone

Your slice of darkness

Comforts you when your soul

Is restless

You are pulled toward flight

You cannot stay in one place

With one person for too long

Thinking you’re not meant

To be here

Feeling out of time

That feeling pulls at you

So you would rather push

The ones who love you away

To make leaving easier

Thinking you are saving them

And yourself from heartache

But you get more and more broken

Until the pieces don’t matter anymore

Swept under the rug

Or simply thrown away

But you will second guess yourself

And this decision for the rest of your life

Not knowing whether or not

Saving that piece of your heart

Was worth losing the whole one

You were given

Image: Be Still My Broken Heart by Gallery Beguiled

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