Sorrow Is Simple

sorrow is as simple as a pin
penetrating a flesh
blood letting from a skin covering

pain is simple
it is in the infliction that
seeps to the marrow of the bone

not the inflection
the accent of the word not the intonation
or even the context of the suffering

sorrow is simple
pain is practical

but somehow to make it more dramatic
here i am
in this poetics

pain is a shark's teeth gnashing
over a slice of my flesh
my legs kicking out of the water

poem by Sebastian Soberania
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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