Resiliency
My heart is made of triplex, for your guidance in this matter; you can crack it, you can break it but it simply will not shatter.
Kay Sage
SourceLicence:Public domain (US, unrenewed)
My heart is made of triplex, for your guidance in this matter; you can crack it, you can break it but it simply will not shatter.
In four short lines, the speaker makes a bold claim about her own toughness. She says her heart is made of "triplex," a type of laminated safety glass designed to crack under force without breaking into pieces. The comparison is neat and a little unexpected: hearts are usually described as fragile, easily "shattered" by love or loss, and here that familiar idea is turned on its head.
The speaker sounds composed, even a touch wry. She addresses someone directly ("for your guidance in this matter"), and the polite, almost businesslike phrasing makes the warning feel sharper. It reads like a calm instruction manual for anyone planning to hurt her: go ahead and do damage, but don't expect her to fall apart. The mood is defiant without being angry, and the tidy rhymes and steady rhythm reinforce that sense of control. The poem suggests that being cracked is not the same as being destroyed, and that survival can be a quiet form of strength.