Which is sharper, the knife or the heart?

Question

"Heart Unsheathed"

My heart,

tarnished silver.

Your touch,

beautifully abrasive,

cutting away metal

to reveal

something

frighteningly alive.

Breathing

never so terrifying.

Silver sliced away,

raw emotion

unknown.

So vibrant,

to look at you

is to die

a little more...

except

that your kiss

makes me breathe.

Answer 1

sometimes one more than the other.

symbiotic they are.

..like your poem to lucky ears.

Answer 2

Seems to me that the touch is the most affective thing here.  The touch first abrades the tarnish then more forcefully cuts away the silver entirely.  Nothing except your question makes me want to believe the touch is a knife.  The words 'unsheathed', 'cut' and 'sliced' allude to knives.  However, the sheath is just as easily the silver casement around the heart.  The cut needn't be the result of a knife.  It isn't until we reach the word 'slice' that we become convinced that the touch is an extension of the subject's heart and allows the protagonist to expose his/her heart for the subsequent emotion in which the protagonist relishes (perhaps to his/her detriment).

Excellent work.

Answer 3

U wrote this on your own thats pretty d**n good ohh and I guess the hearts sharper than a knife.

Answer 4

That's a good way for people the read your poetry

Answer 5

a really sharp knife is much sharper than a dull heart.

Answer 6

Ask yourself this, which one would win in a fight?

Answer 7

Which is sharper,  the knife or the heart?

Must be the heart because this got me right there!

Cheers!

Answer 8

Astoundingly poignant and beautiful, as usual!

Answer 9

I would say---the heart,,,because anything the knife hurts -eventually heals, but not the heart...(hhmmmnnn, cheesy me..hehheeh)

Answer 10

its very good

reminds me of some dickenson classics mixed with henry thorough ...

i would say you have a good chance of being published ,

submit to the 'writersguild.com' for consideration ,

my girlfriend is a member longstanding and they publish new talent all the time

good luck

Answer 11

that is an awesome poem!

Answer 12

the ♥ by far!

Answer 13

reality the knife is sharper but the poet is trying to say love is sharper, so possibly the heart

Answer 14

whats sharper the sword or the mind

Answer 15

the heart

Answer 16

Express love; how do I ?

I cannot count it,

I cannot measure it,

I cannot explain it;

to express

my feelings

will take more

than mere words.

My only comparison

can be found

within my

own breath,

for with

each breath

I draw

my life continues,

in each breath

I take

our love

grows.

Without you

to love

I would be

empty and void,

a shell

beyond repair,

you are my breath

and nothing less

... a knife can wound you, possibly kill you... but love... love owns you... love is your soul.

Answer 17

"So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.  See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!"  - James 3:5

Answer 18

umm... cool?

Answer 19

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Answer 20

the knife is sharper if you dont put it in a heart.

nice poem!

Answer 21

is this a lyric offf some megadeath album?

Answer 22

its the ♥

Answer 23

hearts are never sharp because of love.