Disgusted

It's heart-shaped, but it promises nothing.
It's split.
Not broken.

The crack doesn't try to hide.
It runs through the material like a truth no longer held back.

You can guess it gave way somewhere.
Not entirely.
Just enough not to believe in illusions anymore.

Inside, a mechanism waits.
Silent.
Ready.

A press.
A dry click.
Clean.

Like a brief answer to all that has insisted too much.

You press it.
Again.

The gesture becomes a reflex.
Almost necessary.

It's not a romantic symbol.
It's a heart that has taken a beating.
That has adapted.
That continues, despite the flaw.

It doesn't beat.
It responds.

It persists.

3D printed with precision, then assembled in Belgium.
Produced in small batches.