Pain
The pain begins again, merciless burning pain,
almost as bad as when the torture first began,
pain flames around my feet ankles and lower legs
I do not know what chemical or chemicals were used,
but my anguish deep without relief is a clear result,
I think my nerves are damaged from the 1st insult.
With time it becomes a severe itch,
as I resist the urge to scratch it,
father time gives me my only relief.
It's easing a bit now but I know it will surely return
I believe the damage done by torture is permanent
why man to man is this evil done?
About this poem
Actual, experience of recurring pain due to after-effects of torture, slightly revised from the original version which appeared on Allpoetry.com
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Written on February 04, 2023
Submitted on February 04, 2023
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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