Just A Bad Sprain

inject me with pain

shoot me up with disdain

don't worry about the stain

we'll flush it down the drain

exploring the dark recesses of each other's brain

releasing loss and embracing gain

passing the baton of a forgotten reign

wiping the tears from the glass of a steamed window pane

finally laying claim

knowing that it's not a break

just a bad sprain

here

on lover's lane

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

This was a stunning piece that hit me hard with its truth. I was recently helping a friend who is going through an emotional breakup. She exhibited every line of this poem in dealing with the situation she found herself in. Heartbreak is truly a devastating situation to see, and one I myself never hope to ever experience again. Thank you Pete for your poem.

[Pete]

Thank you. Love certainly can hit hard, hopefully not with a sucker punch ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Sprains can be unpleasant and take time to recover. Not nearly as bad as a break, but recovery time needed all the same. When it comes to love, these words remind us how the road can be rocky. Love hurts. Enjoyed the rhyme here Pete. All the best from across the pond.

Chris

[Pete]

True that, Better to nurse a sprain now than suffer a break later. I took a dip in the pond recently. The water was grand. Sat in my beach chair and took it all in ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Pleased to hear you have been relaxing :) The dip in the pond must have been good.

[barleygirl]

It's been a spell since I've gone on a roller-coaster rhyming riff myself, but reading these last poems of yours, I'm about to catch the fever. There aren't very many poets that can master a long rhyming riff without resorting to some ordinary & predictable rhymes. But yours are all uncommon (((HUGS)))

[Pete]

Well you know it is when the rhyming bug bites - usually better to fly with it than swat it. ... :)

[Fran Marie]

love hurts ..its a sprain that takes
a long time to heal. If ever
Like the mono rhyme endings
in this one..so nicely done

[Pete]

Thanks. The best things in life seem to come with a bit of risk ... :)