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Congratulations!
I know Hurt.
I know his weight
When he sits on my chest.
I can feel his height,
I can tell by his size,
If he will push to the left,
Stay, mild on the right.
I understand Hurt.
How he changes, sort of
like a wave, sort of
like the sea's slow steady
tide,
whistling with the wind.
I am confused by its birth,
But I understand its tide.
I understand what triggers it,
(More or Less)
I can taste the undertones of It,
(bruised Pride, Self-loathing,Heartbreak)
I understand Hurt.
It feels like a squeeze.
A squeeze from a tawdry aunt, it's,
A circular mark, spreading,
In the centre of your chest.
It squeezes tighter, gets bigger
towards one side or the other.
It varies, really,
Depending on the hour, trigger,
how much or how little you've eaten.
It varies.
I hurt.
Often.
Too often.
I know hurt,
of course I would,
understand Him.
He might even be my most stable relationship.
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This is a poem for those days when you cannot really understand why you are feeling down, why you are hurting. Is it a pain towards the left and therefore stemming from heartache, or is it a pain in your right side, attributed to physical pain and literal bruises?
It is also a poem about suffering, hurting, living with that pain and learning to coexist with it.