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My Glass Heart

May 21, 2012
By IMyMeMine BRONZE, Statham, Georgia
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We have hearts of glass
We give them to you
Hoping they will be treated well

You lied
You betrayed
You didn't care

We cried
We broke
We crumbled

Our glass hearts shatter
Our tears flow
Our thoughts are scrambled

The pain unbearable
The promises broken
The world ending

We trusted you
You let us down
A piece of glass missing...

© Hilary R., Woodland Hills, CA

The author's comments:
A friend of mine was going through a rough break up and I was inspired to write about a heart break...
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