blank verse from an old ache

Every week for my theatre class, we have to write poems about different emotions and what not, this one is from the "pain" assignment. Though it's not how I've felt anytime recently, it's just a reminiscence of what I felt a time ago and I kind of liked it so I decided to post it.


Wouldn't it be nice if you could see
Straight through my eyes, and into my heart
You might find some tumble weeds, maybe dust
Surrounding the gate that you had to break
The gate protecting myself from the world
The one I should have never let you open
But I did, and all that is left there now-
Is shards of glass, you cracked into bits.
Didn't you know how fragile hearts can be?
Glued pieces together, but never will be whole.