Facing the Beast by Jackie Bluu - HTML preview

facing the beast

Ever been so sad that your heart ached?

But not a medical ache—

An emotional ache—

You feel the sharp pain in your chest

and so you know that all of these things in your body

are indeed intertwined.

Today I don’t feel any pain.

Today I sit on a different bench at a familiar park

writing this poem;

listening to pigeons;

hearing a sprinkler;

waiting until it’s time to head back to work.

Today I feel nothing.

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