They say hearts are meant to be broken.
They say once broken it’s tougher than before.
They say if you don’t love, your heart will turn to stone.
You’ll curl up into a corner, wither, and die.
They are talking about romantic love.
They are talking about erotic love.
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Go out there, fool, and get it stomped.
Wear that enlarged scarred thing with pride.
Love as if your life depended on it.
Strike that lover like two pieces of flint and get that thang sparkin.
Woo woo woo Howl at the moon under her window, or you’re a loser.
Kama Sutra Mama Mia thatsa spicy – or else.
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I say hearts aren’t meant to be broken.
To say they are is like saying kittens are meant to be run over.
That’s like saying it’s ok to treat someone like crap
because they need to toughen up; it’s a hard world out there.
That’s like saying prepare for pain because that’s
just what humans do.
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I say once it’s broken, it is sore and tender, and
shrinks from further damage.
A scarred heart doesn’t pump like it should;
its blood pumps with a Lub, no Lub-Dup.
A broken heart is cracked and unsightly.
A broken heart is awkward.
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I say you can love in other ways:
Like a sunset, or a sunrise, or billowy clouds;
Like steady rain on the roof, powdered snowdrifts;
Like a good book, a good movie, a good poem;
Like your children, your friends, your neighbors —
And they can love you.
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I say life will go on, and your damaged heart will yet pump, though imperfectly.
You’ll start new hobbies, get better at old hobbies,
And your children, friends, and neighbors will become
even more dear than they were to you.
You may want furbabies for companionship.
You may travel and meet friends across the globe.
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I say you can sop up as much romance as you can handle
by watching The Hallmark Channel or reading Barbara Cartland, or
Binge watching Sex in the City and dreaming of a date with Big.
Buy yourself a dozen roses and drink a whole bottle of champagne.
Have a Girls (or Guys) Night out and get all gussied up.
Hire a Mariachi Band to serenade you.
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I say titillation and satisfaction can be solo.
If you need to get your rocks or rockettes off
there are many many appliances and gadgets.
Porn Hub can help. Or an active imagination.
Oils, music, etc. Take yourself to the spa.
Full body massage by Masseuse/Massuer.
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Don’t let them tell you.
Statistics have an agenda.
Here’s a perfect video to go with this poem.
Tao Talk 
I’m with you. After a while, it’s like enough already… I’ll just read about it & watch the movies, thx. I have enough heartbreak to draw on for poetry and writing for the rest of my life plus. Much better to love family and furbabies. ❤️🐱❤️🐱
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Ms Li, you have brighten up my December, with this poem. As I found myself, many times, nodding my head or laughing, in agreement. Thank you for this, I needed it,
May the coming holiday season, leave you happy and loved.
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It is with delight I am reading your words. Thank you so much for them, and happiness and love back to you <3
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I agree with you on this : I say life will go on, and your damaged heart will yet pump, though imperfectly.
Love life and have fun!!!
Thank you for your support of dVerse and wishing you Happy Holidays!!!
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Thanks Grace and wishing you Happy Holidays as well
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Hearts can love in many other ways than just romance (less painful too, lol).
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This was great! Hearts break and mend. They just get bigger and take on more! 💕
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:) i love your comment, Christine
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Mine has been broke for almost 2 years, now the physically effects are setting in, but I’ll just keep going until it doesn’t go anymore
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i’m very sorry, Alice, for your broken heart. it’s been over a year for me and the ache hasn’t diminished
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The bright side is I had more than 60 years of living without the horrible feeling so I just ache and pray
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I don’t want to pry, but generally speaking, it sounds like your life was what you wanted it to be, then some toxic element came in to disrupt your peace?
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Great write !
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Thank you
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Oh I do love this… what an uplifting poem… those hearts (and bodies) need all the happiness they can have and I have some music for you too… not the name of the artist.
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Bjorn, it’s uplifting that you connected with it. Yes, it is time for the stigma on people without partners to end. I put that link into youtube and a page of videos came up. The top one was a guy dressed in a Santa suit who was snowboarding with drones and music. Is that the one?
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No … it was a happy song by an artist named Miss Li
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I will try to find it :)
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I just opened the post itself to get the link and the video is open on this page. lol. I’ll get the hang of this thing yet. Miss Li song and video is very awesome. Quite the party going on there and elsewhere it sounds like. Thanks again Bjorn :)
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Yes indeed Li, I really enjoyed this cri de coeur – own your love, your joy, your pain, your sadness and your scars too and press on still with hope in your heart towards the light…
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Scott, I had to look up cri de coeur and yes it is that. Thank you for your feedback.
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For every heart broken there can be healing in other ways. Let your soul sing and dance to the music of life.
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Indeed! Thank you for your feedback :)
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I think its mostly the young tend to romanticize the drama and hurt that can come from relationships. As a middle aged woman, I see such relationships as exhausting and not worth the cost of good *ahem* gadgets. LOL, it’s one of the many reasons I’m glad that I have a love that can be measured by decades that is mostly drama free (unless he eats something for lunch I was saving for myself!)
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Drama free decades with another is a true blessing. Thank you for your feedback!
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Sigh your poem made my day! I am smiling! :D
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Sanaa so glad to hear it. How was your interview??
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Nice lines and good observation: “I say hearts aren’t meant to be broken.
To say they are is like saying kittens are meant to be run over.”
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Thank you very much, Frank.
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this would be so amazing as a spoken word poem, the syllables drip and tantalise!!
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thank you Gina. May be!
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Gina, I recorded it. Let me know what you think, ok. Please bear in mind reading poetry aloud is not something I do often :)
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oh wow! that was very nice and such a pleasure to hear your voice. so very brave and a well articulated first attempt, I loved it. I could feel the laughter in your voice , a little trembling but excitement nonetheless. I am glad you challenged yourself and read it Jade. So well done!! thank you for sharing with me.
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Gina, thank you very much for your kind feedback. It was anxiety-producing to do it but am glad I did.
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I am glad you did it anxiety and all. Your reading was very good.
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I would love to read poetry like the pros. Have you ever heard Meryl Streep read the children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit? I want to read like her.
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yes i have and she is incredible , i agree! it takes a lot pf practice, you have the voice Jade, there’s warmth and excitement in your reading
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{{{{hugs}}} thank you for your encouragement
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loved hearing you read this, Thank you!
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you are welcome, Lona <3
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Oh God Yes Look at all those other
Rocks Out in Space so Hot and Cold
Yes by God no..
don’t miss
Heaven
when you
Can And Will Just Do IT..
hehe i guess i should Sell
Shoes as soon as i finish
the rest of these Hall Mark Cards for Real..;)
Oh by the way i am the cast and crew
of that ‘Happy’ SonG as where i live at least i’m Viral Happy..;)
Don’t let anyone take Your Bliss away..
i sure don’t.. no one takes my Smile Away
or Crazy
Dance
No Matter Where i go..
yeah it’s true i’ve Danced in Public
10,396 Miles in the Last 63 Months..
Needed something to Achieve Greater
Focus for a 6.6 Million Word Epic Long Form
Poem in 64 Months after i was a Shut-in with
19 Medical Disorders for 66 Months.. it’s never to Late to Smile again..:)
Merry Christmas my Friend Stay ‘Happy’!
Rudolph Sure Does With Shades And a 58 Year Old Mustache too..;)
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<3 free spirit fly free!
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Amen! No Restraints!..:)
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I just loved this Li. Such a gem! Full of common sense and sagacity. ❤️
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Punam, I always appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
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That’s so nice of you to say. The pleasure is all mine, Li.
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Hearts are precious, there are worse things than wanting to protect them, what a miracle when they smash together though, even if the resulting pain subsumes the other memories. The final clinching line is a killa gem girl, and underscores the truth about a lot of what “they” say… usually the agenda is selling sumpin.
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I appreciate your feedback thank you.
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