broken heart

how long can a heart remain broken

try me.

how long has it been broken?

when did it? maybe it broke when it was seven

maybe I never recovered from what those men did to me

maybe it broke at 17

maybe it never recovered from what I did to her

maybe it broke at 21

maybe it never recovered from what she did to me

maybe it broke a few months ago

maybe it will never recover from what I did to him

maybe it's always been broken

been broken for no reason at all It's been one too many a miserable days and now I realize misery is a feature and not a consequence. It's a switch in my brain that flips on occasionally. Perhaps it's time I found it and flipped it off myself.