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What an amazing thing it is the center of the highways and byways of humanness A rhythmic beating that stirs the soul the ultimate example of the word dichotomy It can survive attacks with incredible resilience yet be shattered by mere words Lobbed in your direction to inflict pain and suffering these powerful weapons wielded like a sword Leaving it in shreds like shards of glass strewn carelessly about each crystal abandoned unto itself The results can be deep incisions leading to permanent scars picking up the pieces far easier said than done Some say it is akin to a stab wound with a twisted blade that literally and figuratively can invoke fatal damage Often; time, space and love encourage healing While a touch, hug or kiss can re-ignite its flame Occasionally it requires the talents of a skilled surgeon To bring it back to life using ordinary means sans heroics Hope, trust and faith the elixir aligned with patience A potent cure commingled with a mix of prescriptions The combination of memories and senses Delivering messages for it to act upon Call it heart break or heart ache or any other name The result can end up being the same. In the end it is not a matter of whether science can complete a successful transplant But whether a broken heart can be mended at all Andreas Simic©