Sand dollar

blah

You are like a sand dollar, subtle and delicate. 

to be careful is key, or else you'll break-

in small hands-

You're detailed, like a painting

in the dark sections 

of the modern arts Museum;

a painting belonging to the dead

I want to know 

what that noise is

inside you

a skeleton of your thoughts 

I can view it partially-

through the aperture

of your heart

 To be fully knowledgeable would mean

to break you-

and I would never break such a beautiful being.