This is a non-conventional how to essay. I hope no one actually follows its instructions. |
How to Handle the Cycle of Broken Hearts Blend the following ingredients: One trusting heart, Two cups of hope, A smile or two, And the willingness to try again. Meld over time, stirring in personal stories, moonlit nights of shared dreams and deep thoughts, accompanied by some handholding in the park with assorted sweet kisses. Ignore friends’ whispered confidences, your parents' advice, and the worry deep inside you. Throw in one teaspoon of lies, several false promises, two cancellations, and five put-downs. Let simmer over days of unreturned phone calls and copious tears. Fold in some secrets revealed. Sprinkle with more tears and one large sprig of crushed expectation. Bake in a hot oven for two weeks. Remove and slam down with a loud stream of thoroughly hostile words, thrown dishes and glass picture frames. As the air bursts out of the dream and the top crashes down, leaving dry heaves and red eyes, toss yet another relationship into the trashcan with the day's stale bread, wilted, rotting carrots, and seven crushed egg shells. Then wipe off your hands and start over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |