necessity of pain
June 14, 2007
pain flows into my leg as the blood flows out, my fingers attempt to staunch the eflux as my mind endeavors to stay the influx. ‘let it wash over’ i hear. i withdraw the physical and mental blocks.
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pain. at this moment, pain is a clarifying factor. pain is elemental. this fact focused my mental processes and showed me only one path – accept what pain teaches.
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the blood dried as a rust colored stain while the pain congealed into a memory. later, as i was taking a shower, pain once again flowed into my leg. the warm water washed away the stain and hallowed the memory. pain, in this moment, brought me to a point of quietude both within and without.
