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The Essence of Hurt

A Christmas tree is but a fake soon revealed, for under the bling, a dead tree is concealed. When a man sheds his thorns, is he not a rose whose wilting inside, so his old wounds can close? Anger rebuffs efforts to forgive the past, a powder keg of emotions set to blast. The core of my heart was shaken by deceit, resonating betrayal with each heartbeat. Deprived of your touch and the light of your soul, leaves an emptiness that nothing can console. And hope withers on the vine when the lies start; devastating my heart as trust falls apart. Struggling to deal with anxiety and strain, my heart lies vanquished, abandoned to its pain. And overwhelmed by hurt, I'm drowning in tears; floundering in an ocean of daunting fears.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 5/23/2018 10:22:00 PM
A most endearing write, Emile.
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Date: 5/24/2018 6:58:00 AM
Thanks Line, I appreciate your comments and support my friend, Emile.
Date: 5/24/2017 11:57:00 PM
Men should shed their thorns, feel the depth of pain and not try to hide it. As the longer you hide, the bigger the hurt. Men often tell me that that is for women, that I am not a real man (I am gay). This pain and this struggle, this poem, it is absolutely beautiful, a 7 and a fav for me.
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Emile Pinet
Date: 5/25/2017 9:53:00 AM
Thank so much Darren, for sharing your feelings...I appreciate your continued support my friend, Emile.
Date: 5/24/2017 12:39:00 PM
got carried away with the rails of angst well expressed, emile... straight from the poetic gut... huggs
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Emile Pinet
Date: 5/24/2017 2:38:00 PM
Thanks Nette, your comments are always most welcome my friend, Emile.
Date: 5/24/2017 12:33:00 PM
I have lived this, Emile. Perfectly penned!
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Emile Pinet
Date: 5/24/2017 2:38:00 PM
Thanks Daniel, your comments are always most welcome my friend, Emile.
Date: 5/24/2017 10:54:00 AM
The depth of pain so very well expressed in your writing Emile. The reader can feel it through reading this piece. :)
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Emile Pinet
Date: 5/24/2017 11:15:00 AM
Thanks Heidi, your comments are always most welcome my friend, Emile.

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