P a i n

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Pain is not just

a four-letter word

for broken skin

It's s u f f o c a t i n g

around words

It's b u r n i n g

your favorite books

It's f o r g e t t i n g

your own name

or your mother's birthday

It's all the tears

others have shed for you

It's losing your b e s t f r i e n d

to the silence

It's laying in a pile

of d i r t y c l o t h e s

because you are too tired

to move three feet

to the left

pain is a three-letter word

that ends and begins with

y o u

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