Hearts don't break

Immediately, all at once;

It happens slowly,

Over time;

They crack silently,

Pain dams up behind the walls

That I built

To keep you from getting close enough

To do this to me.

Hearts don't heal

Immediately, good as new;

It happens painfully,

Over time;

They scar over,

I drown behind the walls

That I built

To keep memories from getting close enough

To do this to me.

Hearts don't fill

As much as they used to.

Perhaps that will help me

So when the dam breaks

Again

As it does and will,

There isn't so much

To hide from.