On The LIne

A young girl and an old woman have a discussion on love.

I sat with the old woman

whose eyes held a disappointment like 

    no other.

"Silly child, "

She'd begun,

"you put your heart out on 

the line, and only for the ones

that you know will break it." 

I showed no sign of disrespect like any 

girl my age would at the 

fact that an elderly woman was telling me about love.

I simply offered a small smile,

and an explanation.

"Eventually, the pain doesn't hurt,"

I'd said, and she tilted her head.

"You become numb to the pain of heartbreak,

and it simply feels like a normal

occurrence."

She'd nodded slightly, and added

"It only hurts less after your first."

And I know she's right. 

And this is why my heart is on the line. 

Reviews

[Audrey Murray]

a very good read good flow to the story and the exchange of opinions I wonder if the poem could be strengthend by some reference to their differences other than we know the woman was pld I sense there is agreement snd s connection made between them well done

[Audrey Murray]

a very good read good flow to the story and the exchange of opinions I wonder if the poem could be strengthend by some reference to their differences other than we know the woman was pld I sense there is agreement snd s connection made between them well done