I GOT MY HEART BROKEN.

I got my heart broken long before I realized that broken hearts are mostly associated with ‘boy-girl’ relationships.

I got my heart broken by rapists that left so many men, women and children powerless and victims to a hurt so deep that it forever lingers in the shadows of their existence.

I got my heart broken by murderers that left children as orphans and many parents, well, robbed of their shot at parenthood.

I got my heart broken by hospitals which often decide that treatment belongs to the rich.

I got my heart broken by teachers who were put in schools to educate and empower but all they do is kill children’s dreams, hope and joy.

I got my heart broken by leaders that did nothing but laugh at the demise of their people, as if the more their people suffered, the more entertained they became.

I got my heart broken by a system so corrupt that it put my beautiful country on its deathbed.

I got my heart broken by mothers that looked aside and let fathers do their worst to their children.

I got my heart broken by thieves who seem to think it’s okay to feed off another person’s sweat.

I got my heart broken by friends who were anything but friendly to people who dared to trust and love them.

I got my heart broken by witnesses who gave false accounts at the expense of someone else’s life.

I got my heart broken by people who make light of people’s pain, fear and worries.

Everyday I watch the news or go into the world, my heart breaks just a little more.

I got my heart broken further when I realized that people would rather watch the worst happen to them because they feel so powerless.

I got my heart broken by a religion that repeatedly told me that there was a higher power that could stop all these causes of my heart break but decides not to and it’s okay.

I emphasize, I got my heart broken long before the pain of a heartbreak was limited to just ‘boy-girl’ relationships.

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Vanessa_Beyonce