it came up like a splinter
painful, inflamed, infected
pushing it's way to the top
and out just a little

it had been hurting for decades now
the reminder still there inside
waiting
building the strength
to come out
pushing it's way to the surface
where it belonged
not lodged deep where no one would ever see
out free
leaving the wound at peace
to heal

yet this was so horrible
so terrible
that every time it came close
she swallowed it whole

pushing down the dark
where she thought
it belonged

we all eat our pain

02/12/2014

Posted on 02/12/2014
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