Where should I break the lines? Please help!?

Question:This is my start for my poem, but I am unsure of where to break the lines. Any suggestions??

Your words
were like a slap to the heart.
Don't judge that which you misunderstand.
A closed mind
is as debilitating as a disease.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This is my start for my poem, but I am unsure of where to break the lines. Any suggestions??

Your words
were like a slap to the heart.
Don't judge that which you misunderstand.
A closed mind
is as debilitating as a disease.

All right, here are a few suggestions.

Your words
were like a
SLAP
to the heart.
Don't judge
that which you misunderstand.

A closed mind
is as debilitating
as a disease.

These are just my thoughts, and the way I would break it up. If you like them, feel free to use them. Lovely poem by the way, short and with a bang. Very nice.

i think its cool the way it is.just keep the rythem and break where it sounds right, like song lyrics.

Your words
Were like a slap to the heart
Don't judge
That which you misunderstand
A closed mind
Is as debilitating
As a disease.

I am thinking for what you have so far, it is broken where it should be broken.

The means words used
were like a slap to the heart
don't judge me in which you misunderstand
because the closed mind
is as debilitating as the disease.

It all depends on what kind of feeling you want to portray:

Your words were like a slap to the heart
Don't judge that which you misunderstand
A closed mind is as debilitating as a disease.

or

Your words
were like
a slap
to the heart.
Don't judge
that which you misunderstand.
A closed mind
is as debilitating
as a disease.

or

Your words
were like a slap to the heart.
Don't judge that
which you misunderstand.
A closed mind is as debilitating
as a disease.

or

Your words
were like a slap
to the heart.
Don't
Judge that which
You misunderstand.
A closed mind
is as
Debilitating
as a disease.

It's good as is...for me, the metaphor is too...something

sans 'as':
"is a debilitating disease."

sans nominative pronouns:
"as debilitating as disease"