What Does it Mean to be Broken?

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What does it mean to be broken?
What does it mean to have your soul feel so lost
That it feels like it can no longer function?
And how do you know when you are broken?
How many hits and punches,
How many threatening words,
How many dirty looks,
And how many lies
Have to hit you before you can finally consider yourself broken?

How do you know if you're broken?
When everything becomes too much
And when everything fleets from existence,
Everything that you came to know and love.
Everything that made you somewhat happy.
Are we supposed to be happy in this life?
Because everything that makes us happy
Usually comes with a price.

Am I broken?
After all of this time and all of the hurt I've consumed,
Am I broken or do I just not care anymore?
How do you know the difference?
Is there a distinction at all?
Or am I just delusional?

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