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March 04, 2008
Numb me
Everyone has their own pain. Why do we pretend like we have it all together?
Numb me.
Inject me with a chemical
rub a salve on my skin
give me a pill to swallow.
Numb me.
Deaden my nerves
turn off my senses
black out my surroundings.
Numb me.
Let me rest --
recover from the unrelenting bombardment
of pain
pain
pain
like waves carrying me repeatedly
into a brick wall.
Numb me.
Take me away
knock me out
let me sleep
and dream away reality.
Numb me.
Let me dream
of what it was like when my chest didn’t ache
from battling the sobs
trying to choke
the air out of my lungs
with every attempt
to inhale.
Posted by Megan at March 4, 2008 07:44 PM
Comments
Thanks Megan.
Posted by: wendy sue at March 5, 2008 07:16 AM
Not everyone pretends. Pain is a live emotion. It's just not right to be ashamed of it or try to hide it.
My recent blog/message on brokenness was an attempt to embrace my own weaknesses as human beings (which is always a painful admittance) and not be ashamed of them.
Posted by: Tim at March 5, 2008 11:53 AM