I doesn't numb the
pain.
It doesn't make it go
away.
It doesn't even make it
tolerable.
It just makes you
feel.
It makes you feel
everything.
All in a breath at
once.
Every sprinkle of
pain.
Every sliver of
joy.
Every pinch of
anger.
Every last thing
you
push down without
it
in your system -
You feel.
You feel it,
but it doesn't consume
you.
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PoetryIt is an ugly beast to have to have to tame. Sometimes the easier thing to do instead of learning to tame the beast, is to learn to understand it and move with it. It's a roller-coaster of pain and anger and confusion, but once in a while, it's Aliv...
