When Even the Pen Can't Heal
I place my pen so painfully on the page
Ink stains so sinister
Too dark for the heart to feel over again
And over again
And again
I feel my heart launch inside my throat
Choking me
Breath which used to come to easily
Thoughts once produced so placidly
So readily
Fade suddenly
Fog sets in
Cloaking the terror for a moment
Momentarily I detach
Again
It seems the pen must wait
Again
Patience must abound for again to have its chance to shine
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