nothing breaks like a heart

Inspired by the song “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” by Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus)

I didn’t know how to keep you,
so I left.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll see you,
but what does it matter
if you won’t see me.

There’s something strange about love:
it asks you to stop living
for everything else.

I was lost when I found you.
Now that you’re leaving, I can see myself again,
but it feels like there’s no one there—
no one, not even me.

Dreams, music and scents
try to convince me not to let you go.
Nothing breaks like a heart.

I wish I could die
and find you again,
in another rhythm,
in another space.

I would carry this notebook with me
and try to find you.
I wouldn’t try to keep you—
I would only try to walk.

By Antonio López, Mexico

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I once believed that those closest to me would never betray my trust,
but their actions taught me otherwise.

After that hurt, I promised myself
I would never let anyone get that close to my heart again.
Still, I healed.
I opened myself once more
and let others step into my emotions.

Then it happened again.
And that was the moment I truly understood—
nothing breaks like a heart.

By Hira Rana, Pakistan

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