Though I am well-versed in pain
the only kind I seek out, or find
myself leaning into, has a growth finish
aching muscles
deep tissue massage
struggling to understand
teaching myself how to learn
Endurance of my non-optional, deteriorative
condition means I have spent all the days
of my life so immersed in pain
that I am truly refreshed by the
kind of temporary discomfort which
leads to something greater
The sacrifice has purpose
A balanced transaction
The end will justify the means
It will end
It will end
It will end
Dissonance resolving itself in due time
dropping tones before anyone becomes uncomfortable
mentally exhausted by the end, but grateful to have had
the experience