December 03, 2005

Being invincible is not enough
by Benji

The cold pushes against me
and I brush it off –
pretending it doesn’t hurt
when it really stings.

The howling wind rushes past -
enveloping me as I stand in its way -
and I remind myself once again
not to break, not to lose hope.

A tear escapes from my eye –
and I try brush it off before anyone notices -
blinking, I pretend the bitter wind doesn’t hurt
when my bones really ache.

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The Flip Side

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's perfect. so true and real how we turn our backs on real emotion... real pain. thank you for this!

Anonymous said...

i find myself doing this more often than not....i don't like showing weakness.....

nice stuff...short but got the point across well

Anonymous said...

hey another perthite!! wassup?

i like it. call it 'frosty'
hehe

Anonymous said...

"Being invincible is not enough" Now there's something to deal with.