hearts are fragile,

soft

even those

with teeth and

claws

so maybe

you’d know

i’m not ok

when i say i am

because my heart

is soft

just like

yours

and his

and maybe

you’d realize

it hurts,

even when

there are

teeth and claws

teeth and claws

protect me

but you

make my heart

tame

you leave me

wanting

to feel

love

love more

than any love

i’ve experienced

yet i don’t experience

love

my heart is soft

but it does not

love