hardened hearts break under stress,
when shear forces cut carats off those diamonds in the rough
the crystalline structures shatter under expectations unfulfilled
bend them over backwards, sideways and forwards
testing the malleability of affection, the elasticity of love
reconfigure molecular bonds to dissolve this construction
like pillars of salt in oceans of plasma
it’s protection. it’s a prison.
but this deflection only works so long as no cracks can be seen
no space for heartstring vibrations to sing out the praises
of each passing beauty with saltwater shouts
that thickened skin is hard, as it was meant to be,
and maybe hard is what’s needed right now
but sometimes strength can be found in softness
embracing stresses and enveloping tension
experiencing the full spectrum of pain and anger in order to move on
overflowing fullness stretches, resilience rebounds
growth fills the space created when things are no longer the same
hardened hearts break under stress
but hearts of flesh were not created hard
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