What if I told you that
your heart were like two tectonic plates  
that reverberate with the
drum of the earth

the tremors stretching vast and wide
would crumble your walls
and light them in flames

what if I told you that
there is beauty in the ruins
for those who seek to find
and light in the abyss
for those who wish to see

would you
let the ruins come alive,
let the earth of your heart
quake and quiver
like plates refitted together
wishing to shape
a new earth?

Behold; the strength of your soul