my heart is tempered glass which is to say

it is here to protect the rest of me which

is to say that it may shatter without any

apparent reason

 

heat damage you

got too close the casual

hug goodbye I love you

I love you I let my

guard down

 

accidental breakage your

joke wasn’t funny got me a little

chipped at the edges and

the cracks spread across

my entire body

 

internal defects I was like

this when you found me

but don’t worry when I break

I don’t hurt anyone

but myself