Wounds

Appear as sudden eruptions
from long festered hurts

Invasions
Unwanted pain

Wounds.

The consequence of
being alive

Wounds.

Embrace them.

Wounds.

Care for them.

Wash away
what is old
dead
diseased

What is no longer
needed
or useful

What is in the way
of your healing

Embrace
the pain

Clean out
the wound.

In the end
you will heal

Much faster

Embrace
the pain

It means
you're alive

I'm alive, I tell myself!
Thank God, I'm alive!

And one day soon
I will laugh again.