Pieces

How many

pieces?

How many

parts?

can you

smash open

my heart.

How many

times?

How many

ways?

can you

crack open

my soul.

Before

I break.

Before

I no longer

wish

to love.

Before

I no longer

care.

Thousands?

Millions?

of times?

I stopped

counting.

Like stars

scattered.

Like dust

sprinkled

beneath

your feet.

Stop

I beg you.

Stop

before

my love

stops to

beat.

Before

it turns to

hate.

Before

It is too

late.

Before you become

a shadow of the past.