Fragile Things

my boyfriend asked me ‘what is fragile’ and i said Glass Hearts Bones the wineglass i threw at the wall shards of glass in the expensive carpet because you kept pushing pushing pushing born with a heart murmur doctor talk for not fully formed pulsing pulsing pulsing bones that cracked and i said nothing because i couldn't be weak weak weak my boyfriend as me ‘what is fragile’ and i said Glass Hearts Bones broken bits of mirror because her collarbones stand out but she’s still too fat fat fat heart that can't keep up racing towards an explosion it hammers hammers hammers bones that won’t produce enough blood you bleed and you don’t heal you’re dying dying dying my boyfriend asked me ‘what is fragile’ and i said Glass Hearts Bones the porch door slammed too hard because you’re angry angry angry a heart attack his doctor said stop drinking and he didn't didn't didn't bones crunch when you hit that wall a closed fist that needs to hit something hard hard hard my boyfriend asked me ‘what is fragile’ and i said People People People my grandfathers ashes in an urn the closest we’ve ever been his body in the ebony casket the last time i saw him he was so close to healthy a phone call from the school administration she killed herself live on Facebook my boyfriend asked me ‘what is fragile’ and i said You