Well here I am again – another Saturday and another poem! This week’s poem is one of the first poems I ever wrote, back in February. The idea for it came to me randomly in bed one night, and the next morning I wrote it out. (Brain-storming in bed is a pretty great way to get ideas, I’ve found :D) The central truth that it is based around is the fact that people who are hurt by others often will hurt others in return. Broken people often break others. But instead of me telling you about it, I’ll just let it speak for itself!
Hearts and Heels
a heel comes down
on a fragile vase
for a brief moment
it gives a weak resistance
then shatters
under the weight of the heel
the shattered pieces sparkle
bathed in sunlight
but when
the heel comes down again
expecting another failed resistance
it instead encounters
sharp shards
that pierce
and draw blood.
whole, the vase is beautiful
but weak
shattered, the vase harms
and pierces
broken things
can fight back too.
words rain down
on a fragile heart
for a brief moment
it gives a weak resistance
then shatters
under the cruelty of the words
the shattered pieces sparkle
bathed in tears
but when
the words rain down again
expecting another failed resistance
they instead encounter
sharp shards
that pierce
and draw blood
whole, the heart is beautiful
but weak
shattered, the heart harms
and pierces.
broken things
can fight back too