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Array ( [sid] => 110765 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => I'm Hurt Is All [time] => 2005-12-02 10:39:30 [hometext] => ...seems there's a never ending supply of hurt...more than enough for everyone to get their share... [bodytext] => I'm Hurt Is All

You may wonder why I act the way I do…
I’m hurt, is all.

I had hidden the wound
beneath thick bandages
of intellectualization;
But, today…
today, intellectualization and understanding
were taken away from me.
I no longer understand.
It is no longer possible for me to hide behind
walls of empirical masonry;
I am exposed.
The scarlet wound throbs
with fearful nakedness.
I am vulnerable.
Even the innocent brush of gentle hands
sends waves of anguish through my infected soul.
Still, I mustn’t scream so loud,
it frightens the sleeping, unborn Isaac.

Nothing to worry about, though;
Really.
But, if you’re wondering why I cringe the way I do…
I’m hurt, is all.

10-30-87
rko [comments] => 4 [counter] => 172 [topic] => 21 [informant] => enigma [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 19 [ratings] => 5 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )

I'm Hurt Is All

Contributed by enigma on Friday, 2nd December 2005 @ 10:39:30 AM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems

I'm Hurt Is All

You may wonder why I act the way I do…
I’m hurt, is all.

I had hidden the wound
beneath thick bandages
of intellectualization;
But, today…
today, intellectualization and understanding
were taken away from me.
I no longer understand.
It is no longer possible for me to hide behind
walls of empirical masonry;
I am exposed.
The scarlet wound throbs
with fearful nakedness.
I am vulnerable.
Even the innocent brush of gentle hands
sends waves of anguish through my infected soul.
Still, I mustn’t scream so loud,
it frightens the sleeping, unborn Isaac.

Nothing to worry about, though;
Really.
But, if you’re wondering why I cringe the way I do…
I’m hurt, is all.

10-30-87
rko

Copyright Â© enigma ... [ 2005-12-02 10:39:30]
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Re: I'm Hurt Is All (User Rating: 1 )
by Stonedraider23 on Friday, 2nd December 2005 @ 01:35:20 PM AEST
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Good write i liked it but n ways didnt really understand it so i guess u can say im hurt as well

Re: I'm Hurt Is All (User Rating: 1 )
by Dri on Friday, 2nd December 2005 @ 03:00:30 PM AEST
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ahw...
this is heartfelt, and it's honest . i have to respect you for putting such things out for us to read them.

Re: I'm Hurt Is All (User Rating: 1 )
by secretwind on Sunday, 4th December 2005 @ 01:34:41 PM AEST
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yes yes
I can relate

Re: I'm Hurt Is All (User Rating: 1 )
by Silent-No-More on Sunday, 11th December 2005 @ 02:29:52 PM AEST
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I am vulnerable.

We all are, I think... though the extent to which that becomes obvious is, perhaps, dependent on how adept we are at building walls and redirecting attention and one's willingness to admit as much - to oneself and/or to others.

I found this piece brave and quite powerful... the potency of it coming, to be honest, from having found it relatable (from the opening lines of the middle stanza, in fact) and for having considered that the pain would have to be overwhelming for me to move beyond the instinct to forego disclosure. I applaud your willingness to put this one the page and assure you that you are not alone here.

Well done!
~Snemmy

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