Thursday, May 11, 2017

hurt in an envelope

the hurt is in an envelope
the envelope is in a folder
the folder is in a file cabinet
the cabinet is inside a room
the room is locked 
the key is in a box 
on a shelf in an attic
in a building 
on a street 
where I lived years ago.

sometimes I spend
time with the hurt 
quite unintentionally.
quite unexpectedly 
the hurt released 
from confinement is
set free to buzz inside
my mind like a bothersome bee.

not a social visit
the sting of the hurt 
is sustained 
by my unwillingness
to forgive myself
for the act that caused the hurt
that lives in an envelope
in a folder. . . . .

May 11, 2017 Kailasa type font
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