hearts.

"love anything 

and your heart will be wrung and possibly 

broken.

if you want to make sure of keeping it intact 

you must give it to no one, 

not even an animal.

wrap it carefully round 


with hobbies and little luxuries; 

avoid all entanglements. 

lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness.

but in that casket--


safe, 
dark, 
motionless, 
airless--

it will change. 

it will not be broken; 






it will become 




unbreakable,
impenetrable, 










irredeemable. 

to love is to be vulnerable."

-- clive staples lewis

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