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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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XAA XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 630
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

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