taking heart & paying bills.
6:04 PMHoney your heart is a telescope.
I'm tracing constellations you put together of your own stories
like I'm watching reruns of sophomore year through its lens.
Its walls are worn thin from 18 years of pacing
like someone couldn't make up their mind.
There are stars there, too.
but some of them are far colder than they were meant to be.
Most likely there's a moon
tugging one way or another.
And someone labeled your moon a "conscience"
but I'm not sure who was in charge of that.
And you didn't know this but its surface is anything but smooth
almost like a fingerprint.
And I think God did that on purpose
so that when hearts brush up against each other they leave a mark.
And then He gave your heart a sanctuary
hidden under bone.
And then he let those ribs crack
and those walls bruise.
And now, darling,
you get to decide if this heart of yours is worth the insurance.
5 comments
I loved this post. It is so well written and just all around beautiful.
ReplyDeleteyou get to decide if this heart of yours is worth the insurance.
i was going to quote that too^^
ReplyDeletesoo good, all of it
I'm a little confused (in a beautiful way).
ReplyDeleteThat opening line. Yes.
so much quotable
ReplyDeleteso that when hearts brush up against each other they leave a mark.
ReplyDeleteand ribs and constellations
this is beautiful