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Betrayal

The cuts are deep

Deeper than anything you can see

 

The wounds are real 

Really oozing pain and blood 

 

Heart is shattered into pieces 

Pieces that one can't count or place back together 

 

Hands are oily 

Oil dripping from anointing that can hardly grasp anything 

 

Mind in injured 

Injuries come alive with every dagger you stab in my back 

 

Ears are filled with ugly laughter 

Laughing, mocking and pranking friends of yours 

 

O God erase it all and make me whole

So I can live again and laugh once more

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◄ Idiomatic poem

It's enough for me ►

Comments

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 10th Dec 2022 10:56

Anguish, frequently unseen, causes real physical symptoms.

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keith jeffries

Fri 9th Dec 2022 10:47

A profound expression of despair written in the very moment of anguish. Powerful and real. You capture your emotions with a clarity seldom seen or heard.
Thank you for this
Keith

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