©SpiritLed 2019

We can’t escape it,

Pain,

Lest it explode inside our hearts,

Like a thousand tiny bombs,

Careening shrapnel into places

Which can barely be retrieved

Agitating,

Irritating,

Causing undue suffering

From choices,

Results of decisions made in vain,

In desperation,

From an earlier time

When we didn’t know,

We couldn’t see,

We could only hold on,

But now,

Now we know the sweet salve of release

Can soothe the exploded pieces of heart matter

And restore them to their proper places,

No more hurting

No more exploding,

Like a movie playing backwards

Until all is undone

©SpiritLed 2019