A forgotten birthday

A missed anniversary

An overlooked achievement

A trust betrayed

Little things that lead a tiny cracks

Tiny cracks that lead to fractures, fractures that lead to breaks, breaks that lead to shatters

Shatters that lead to bloody fingers picking up pieces

Pieces that never quite fit back into place

Scar tissue fills in the spaces where the pieces no longer fit

It still beats but not with the same strength

It’s tight and uncomfortable

Sometimes it hurts

A new reality that becomes the only one it knows