momentary pain

doesn’t have to last

you make it remain

by clutching to it

giving it structure

building it        creating it       giving it life

more life than it deserves

feel the pain        acknowledge it        analyse it

work out what it’s telling you

it doesn’t hurt for no reason

but it doesn’t have to stay

tell it to move on

make conscious choice

don’t get hung up

and het up

let up

and let go

hurts will heal if you don’t pick

they will fade

you will have memory

but pain?

perhaps merest ache

rather than

gaping wound