Pain woke me up
Like a bolt of lightning
It shot through my body
Grasping reality
I winced
Another streak of pain
From my core
To my fingertips
Paralyzing my limbs
Incoherent thoughts flew
'Is this a dream?'
No, I'm in pain
Real striking pain
Recurring pain
Shot after shot
Each vein in agony
Every nerve on overdrive
'Focus!!'
I willed myself
Slowly I opened my eyes
Heartbeats stabilized
While pain still writhed inside
With each strike I settled
As I drifted off to sleep
Pain is now a natural thing
Like blood flow under my skin
I live with it <3
Feb 13, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 at 3:32 PM UTC
Pain woke me up
Like a bolt of lightning
It shot through my body
Grasping reality
I winced
Another streak of pain
From my core
To my fingertips
Paralyzing my limbs
Incoherent thoughts flew
'Is this a dream?'
No, I'm in pain
Real striking pain
Recurring pain
Shot after shot
Each vein in agony
Every nerve on overdrive
'Focus!!'
I willed myself
Slowly I opened my eyes
Heartbeats stabilized
While pain still writhed inside
With each strike I settled
As I drifted off to sleep
Pain is now a natural thing
Like blood flow under my skin
I live with it <3
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