When a Heart Breaks

Question.

When a heart breaks,

can anyone else hear it?

Or is it just me?

Does it only ring in my ears?

The first thing heard,

is the sound that ice makes,

when you step on a thin spot on the pond.

That slow cracking,

spreading to cover the entire surface,

running deep,

slowly tearing it to pieces.

And then that final loud clang,

that rumbles through your entire chest.

The final crack,

before it all comes crashing down, down, down,

into a pile of pitiful shards,

clinking as they fall in place.

Have you heard it?