DESCRIBE, January 2019
Can you describe pain?
Without saying “ it's like a cut”
Without saying “ it's like a burn that you can't touch”.
If you can describe it, then do.
Can you describe the ache?
Without saying “it's like a bruise,”
Without saying “it's bittersweet like you can touch”
If you can describe it, then do.
Can’t describe the sting?
Can’t you say it's what's left after pain,
Can’t you say it's not quite an ache.
If you can't describe it, then don’t.
Just say…it stings.