Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar,
even comforting.
I guess when
it’s the only constant
even heartbreak
can find a way
to feel like home.
The Comfort Of Pain
Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
ABOUT THE POET:
Blake Auden is a poet and lyricist based in Brighton, UK. His debut book Tell the Birds She’s Gone is now on its third print run, and his second collection, Beekeeper, was released in September 2020.
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