The Entombed Heart

Seal your heart
So no one can touch.

Weld it shut
So no one can penetrate. 

Fill the cracks
So no one can see.

Bolt the door
and throw away the key.

Rebecca .a. Huxley
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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October 28, 2017 at 6:50 AM
Nice write, Rebecca, I can feel the pain of someone who has been deeply hurt. John
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