Broken Pieces

Broken relationships

Make great stories

But sad realities

The bitter doubting heart

Imagines the worst,

The conscious need to conquer

Every base emotion and distrust

To rise above prejudices

Is a daily battle

Of self against oneself

What do I fight

The circumstance

Or my ignorance?

Momentary respite

Shines through the broken barriers

A temporary uplift

From a dark abode

The silent wars we wage

Against innocent minds

Love can conquer

But it takes time

Too much time

Why is it so hard,

To bare our deepest fears,

Insecurities and needs?

Won't you understand,

The unspoken plea?

Doesn't your heart beat the same?

Don't you see or don't you want to see?

Is blindness preferable,

To understanding?

Broken shattered pieces,

Painfully glued together,

To break again?