cold steel heart

sometimes we are so scared of our hearts breaking
that we seal them in metal casings

emotion is denied all warmth of breaths and beats
inside its dark and cold

even then certain things refuse to go away
a few threads of relations survive the incubation
and it is these fine threads that extract you from the abyss

yesterday i realized i can't shut away feeling too long
i can't feign apathy even if it causes tremendous pain

i would rather have an aching heart than none at all
i would rather live as myself than not at all