i never knew pain like this,perpetual
—by míchealín daugherty


i never knew pain like this,perpetual
never knew love like this either
would that i died than ever experienced it
(physically died)my wholebody entombed
instead of just a living skeleton forcedtosurvive
amid that faceless bloodycorpse of reality
to face each day unwhole,unwholesome
the pulverised flesh of my heart, that exhausted muscle
hating each beat it takes,tinydaggers
(and tears) don't wash away the memories
and proverbs lie...broken hearts don't mend
they just wait for the worm
meantime,learn to live with a painperpetual
that never ceases
I know.

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