How To Break A Heart

To break a person’s heart, you must follow certain rules:

Don’t ever keep your word; always make them play the fool.

Always assume the worst, and end the Thing before it starts-

These are things that you must do, if you wish to break a heart.

 

It’s easy if you try, just lead them on like a stray dog,

then love will cloud their brain and leave them in a blissful fog:

Now’s the time to cut the line, and leave them in the dark.

If you can dash a dream, then you can surely break a heart.

 

Give them all they’ve ever wanted: a hand to hold; a smile; a friend.

Give them somebody to trust, someone to whom their heart they’d lend.

Then take it all away, leave them more empty than the start.

If you do this, I guarantee, that you will break their heart.

 

This poem is not for Pity, and it puts the blame on none.

This poem is not to compensate; the damage has been done.

Instead I hope you learn - don’t let your love fall apart -

There’s certain things you must not do, or you will break a heart.

Author's Note

Thoughts, please!

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Well please tell her that Meesh. This had another dolop of sarcastic humour in a lilting poem.

[Pryde Foltz]

The tongue in cheek of this is superb but you bring it into the real at the end. Splendid. Laughed all the way to the end...when I sighed.

[Keith]

What a great poem, you may be new to WC but certainly not new to writing. Looking forwrd to more from you.

[Meesh]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the warm welcome!