Where It Hurts

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it's not so much that you hurt me
I've been hurt before
it's not so much that you made me cry
yea, done that too. 
"to err is human" I'm told; it's true
So, that's not it
No

"What is it, then?" you ask. "Why is this such a big deal?"

It's a big deal because...
you hit me where it hurts.
I can take new wounds well enough
but that wound?
that one doesn't heal
it festers; it bleeds,
and I try to protect it 
because it goes right down to my heart
It's a dangerous wound, you see
and YOU?
well, you hit me where it hurts...

You...hit me...where...it....hurts
and worst of all
you just walked away
leaving me to rebandage, rebandage...rebandage

and hope

and pray

the wound isn't 

Fatal



Eileen Manassian

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Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/11/2016 1:35:00 AM

Sad and impactful piece Eileen. Hugs Rick.

Lin Lane

Date: 3/10/2016 1:30:00 PM

Intense, Eileen. Even if a wound like that heals there will always be a scar.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/10/2016 3:21:00 PM

Yes, dear. I think the deepest pain is inflicted when someone knows your insecurities and he/she plays up on those. This has recently happened to me...and it hurts. There are things that are unpleasant but tolerable; however, when someone touches close to home about things you already are tortured about...that's just cruel. Thanks for the visit.

Tim Smith

Date: 3/10/2016 10:54:00 AM

Very deep write Eileen. Sometimes when we take the bandages off the wound is still there. A deep wound takes a long time to heal.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 3/10/2016 3:24:00 PM

Some things are "unhealable" Tim. Something that makes me feel like less of a human being...less "normal" than the rest...less worthy...that kind of wound doesn't easily heal. Thanks for dropping by.