without your hearts

how long can you live
without your hearts
without your belongings
without your house left rubble

how long can you look
into the muddied reflection of a pebble
without seeing my face

how long can you drown
falling in the same place
until you're too tired

how long can you be scared
of what you know
or, what you don't
without what you really want

how long can you hold back
a geyser
with your hands
but without your hearts

how long until
you steal back your silent night
and knock their doors down
and take your hearts down, too

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