Oh, Heart Poem by Melissa Joy Chesky

Oh, heart:
don't make a
nuisance
of this.
Bury these emotions
deep inside,
and don't let anyone through
your fortress doors.
You've borne enough,
too much,
and if
exposed
any longer
you will feel heartbreak
once again.
Make yourself non-existant,
your presence dead;
you can't hurt what
isn't there.
Bury these tears
so no one will
find the
weak spots.
Turn your heart
to stone,
cold as winters.
Barracade your soft spots,
and destroy the past.
Annihilate the incubi that
haunt your pitted soul.
But most of all,
forget him:
the one with you
cradled in his unabashed touch.