Love Poem: The Heart Is a Brittle Instrument
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Written by: Kudzai Mhangwa

The Heart Is a Brittle Instrument

The heart is a brittle instrument,
play it too softly and no delight does it make
Play it too hard and it breaks. 

Love is such bitter despair,
love too hard and you are burnt to ash
Love not enough and watch the fireflies easily go off.