I'm hurting.
And all I am expected to show for it,
Is a stiff upper lip.
And unknown courage.
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Thank you,747. Well, I am older and suppose to be wiser. Letting go and admitting what is there...comforts. To a certain degree. But it does not diminish the affect. Not at all.
If I may - I would like to send you a very large hug, for your pain and emotion captured in your poem. Emotional pain can be so disabling and unlike a physical pain - such as a headache it cannot be cured just by throwing a pain killer tablet at it! So a Hug was the next option. (Hope you dont mind) From another human in this life that has experienced this pain.