Pain is
. . . emotional gnawing of the heart
. . . loss
. . . dreams razed
. . . coming to terms with a broken body
. . . to be human
Pain is
. . . emotional gnawing of the heart
. . . loss
. . . dreams razed
. . . coming to terms with a broken body
. . . to be human
Wordsmithing 
Brilliant and movingly written. I hope you are in a time zone where it is morning, and you are not awake in the middle of the night, suffering.
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Thanks. Pain is like background noise for me – it ebbs and flows in volume. Until I attended a pain clinic I was unaware how many people suffer from chronic pain. I’ve learned and experienced that ongoing physical pain has an emotional impact, and that emotional pain can aggravate physical pain.
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Nicely sliced. I am thinking more poetically as we have just begun a poetry unit in third grade. I can feel the tension in your words.
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Powerful words – and so true.
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As someone who is dealing with terrible shoulder pain right now (I’m typing with a heating pad on my shoulder), I think your poem encapsulates what pain is.
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Hope your shoulder pain has abated and you can fully enjoy Spring Break.
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Your poem is very visceral and visually stunning. It speaks to me personally! Thank you for sharing!
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“coming to terms with a broken body” – wow, that is pain! Very well said.
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“the emotional gnawing of the heart.” Wow, you nailed it. That’s such a good description. It fits so well.
And yeah, that whole “coming to terms with a broken body”…I’m still not sure I can do that. It’s hard.
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