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Hurt

Hurt

By Shani Jonas

 

A broken heart.

That doesn't even begin

To define the word hurt

When you're emotionally hurt

It’s a thousand screams

Shredding the in the lungs

A sinking pit in the bottom of one's stomach

A stabbing knife under the ribs

The slouched back and the distraught mind

And the thought of kicking everything

To feel pain other than the one that’s felt on the inside.

Sometimes you just want to leave your body. To fly away into the bright sky

The cool breeze against your face and nothing on your mind

No one wants to face the hurt they’re feeling

No matter what its about

The twist in the side

The ache in the mind

That’s what hurt’s all about.

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shani-jonas
Jamaican
Published
May 31, 2013
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