pain

sure didn't know it could exist to such a degree
where the jagged asphalt meets my skin
part of me wants to run down the steep slope
                   sprinting
and hide inside, allowing the numbness to come
blank stares and cold places

yet, I too see beauty in exposure
words I didnt know I had
thoughts unleashed
emotions like a raging river
broken and unabashed
        life
runs within
when I put my bare heart to the open flame
maybe pain is better than nothing
       maybe,
pain will ultimately free me

 

that, is only a maybe.