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Saturday 27 March, 2010

In Honour of Pain

Such a tiny little word

only 4 letters,

well-balanced – 2 vowels, 2 consonants

one syllable

that can tear you apart

and leave scars that never heal

sounding like the wings

of a moth at my window

as dusk sets in

yet with none of the lightness.

Fire that scorches as it travels

the veins.

Scorching

memories stab

into the wounds

a fine mess of feelings and nerves.

Tears-> Bruffen to keep the pain down

Will time heal?

or will it spread like my aunt’s bone cancer?

leaving behind a shell

coloured pink

with streaks of red.

(Signalling the return of my poetry)

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