Pain is my best friend.
He lurks in fibre and ligament,
playing hide and seek
amongst time-worn bones
and weary blood.
He enters my thoughts
and hopscotches through my brain,
tugging on discontent
and dreams better left alone.
He wanders through
my cells, arteries, and veins,
grasping at the walls of my heart
in a gentle bear hug of regret.
He is the one friend
who will never leave.
Eventually, he will set the table
and dine upon the last of me.
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This reminds me of my blog post, I wrote that depression was my friend but this is beautiful written 🖤
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I wrote this poem about three weeks ago. I tend to have a big backlog of material that I work from. Glad you liked it! 🙂
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I love it, I can’t wait for your next one.🙂
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See you here tomorrow, then! 🙂
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beautiful, but sad
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Thanks, VJ. My emotions tend to be either unbearably sad or unbearably happy, nothing in between lol. Big sigh…
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Great words, powerful and inspiring!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Beyond pain lies glory. Good poem Steve.
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Thanks, Giri. Beyond my pain lies this poem 😉
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It’s beautiful. I like it. 🙂
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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I haven’t been able to read a lot of your stuff yet but I love this poem….I understand it.
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Thank you, much appreciated 🙂
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Gentle bear hug of regret… I’m inspired.
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Soul wrenching. Bittersweet. Beautifully tragic. It pains me how well this one resonates with my own existence.
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Thank you. I’m sorry you’re in such pain, but in some ways it’s comforting to know that others share it, as well. 🙂
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Beautifully expressed.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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