If Something Ever Happens

you have a piece of my heart.
even though I gave it to you a longtime ago,
even after you held it,
dropped it,
ripped it,
broke it,
shattered it,
it was yours.

I loved you.
I know I never said it enough,
and I know near the end you never said it back
but I loved you.
I’m sorry we didn’t have more time.
maybe your heart would’ve softened
or maybe I would’ve stopped trying to fix
something that was too far
broken.

if something ever happens,
I want you to know
you have a piece of
me.
            -forever.

Katie Matz is currently living in South Eastern PA. She is an aspiring writer with her first publications in Red Fez, The Scriblerus, Bridge Ink, and The Elevation Review. She dreams of becoming a well-known writer and having her work read by the world. She currently aids her mother in her family-owned home daycare. She is also studying for a degree in Secondary English Education.