Pain 2

Words fail here
Pain floods near


Surge knows fear
Pain grabs dear


Poise sans cheer
Pain hurls tears


Touch hurts deep
Pain blunts sleep


Joke now pokes
Pain stabs yoke


Too late now
Pain knows how


Dark firms spark
Pain strikes mark




Leon Enriquez
23 November 2016
Singapore
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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July 18, 2022 at 10:52 AM
Powerful words on a string... well done... Ann
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August 3, 2022 at 6:30 AM
Dear Ann: Thank you. Leon
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