Our hearts get poked from time to time.
“Ouch, you poked my heart!”
Sometimes, our hearts break,
and a broken heart can make us feel angry and sad.
It’s okay to feel angry, and it’s okay to feel sad.
We can feel these feelings without getting lost inside them.
Put your hand over your heart
and hold it gently,
the way you hold someone’s hand when they’re scared.
We can feel our anger and our sadness,
and then let them go.
We let the feelings go,
but we keep the lessons.
When our hearts break, they break open.
When our hearts break open, they can let in more love.
It’s okay for your heart to break. You can handle it.
-M. Grace
“From My Heart to Yours: Poems for Curious Minds”
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