James West Poet Free verse

The Awareness of Knowing

I know what it’s like
To suffer in silence
I know what it’s like
To feel unstoppable violence 
I know what it’s like 
To feel so very alone 
I know what it’s like 
To lose all that I own
I know what it’s like 
To have true love go wrong 
I know what it’s like 
To feel weak and not strong
I know what it’s like 
To feel hateful inside
I know what it’s like 
To choke on swallowed pride 
I know what it’s like 
To suffer addiction 
I know what it’s like 
To suffer affliction 
I know what it’s like 
To feel broken and empty 
I know what it’s like 
To feel jealousy and envy
I know what it’s like 
To feel a lovers tender kiss
I know what it’s like
To love all those I miss
 I know what it’s like
To know all that I know
But the one thing I don’t know 
Is know how to let go

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