heartbreak

3.

do you ever

wake up

with such a broken heart,

you can actually

feel

it?

your chest becomes

physically in pain

and it's a challenge to breathe

without

wincing

a little bit.

the day may be

fresh and new,

but your heart just refuses

to let go of the

crumbling feeling

that began the previous night.

your heart, of course,

has seen worse heartbreak

before. it knows the feeling.

but

every,

single,

time,

the pain grows a bit more,

literally and figuratively.

as your positivity

disappears between

the ruins and cracks,

your ribcage battles

to contain the ache

pounding and struggling

to leave.

but it's captive. it lingers.

💔