Paper Heart
oh dear little girl
what were you thinking
falling for a boy
like that
i know what you say
you loved him
he could have
might have
at one point
loved you
but he didn't
you see
you did love him
he probably loved you too
but not
as strong
as you did
and i'm sorry baby
that this happened
but it will be better
however
you must be careful
do not hide your heart
do not shut people out
you will be lonely
but don't be so open
don't just jump
on every guy
who gives you love
every guy
who shows interest
because
not every guy
is going to be
the guy
don't have a paper heart
that is so easily torn
stepped on
and damaged
the sad thing is
that we all have
a paper heart
something that is once
smooth and clean
nice and new
but then
life comes
and it may take your heart
and crush it
in it's fingers
rip it apart
throw it on the ground
run it over many times
and it will hurt
i know it will
and then you may stay there
with your heart broken
not willing to fix it
however you must
you must do it
sometimes
you can't wait for someone else to come along
to do
sometimes
you have to mend
yourself
and then when
you take the pieces
of your paper heart
and put them back together
they may not be perfect
your heart
will not be the same
but as long as
it is whole
then you will be too