Pain
Blinding
Excruciating
Impossible to breathe
Impossible to speak
Pain
From my lungs
To my heart
Only feeling left
Of being tore apart
And yet
When asked if
I was okay
I said yes
Yes I am
More afraid of
Worrying them
Of being a
cumbersome presence
Than of the vision of death
I should have said no
No, I am not okay
I need help
But regrets don’t, can’t
Change the past
So here I am
After everything
Practicing to be honest
To tell them
Yes… I am in pain.
Honest and heartbreaking.
An important lesson for many people, I think, the value of admitting vulnerability and pain. The poem also shows the realistic time and practice needed to get accustomed to being honest with others.