I had a workplace accident earlier this week
Someone wasn't thinking
They weren't looking where they were going
And they did something
And it crushed me
See, I work in construction
We take pride in my resilience
We take calculated risks to put things together
And we take pride in not quitting
But Monday night
I couldn't bounce back from my fall
From my ache
From my injury
Because, on Monday
Someone bullied me at work all day
I put up with it, lied to myself about it,
And it crushed me
I know the pain some people carry in their hearts
I know how bad life can be
So I understand
Why it's so easy to hurt someone else, and be numb to their pain, when you are numb, yourself
But yeah, this is the first poem I've written since,
I didn't write for 6 days straight
Everynight there was sadness in my heart
And I was feeling tired from looking brave
Maybe in life, I don't want to win anymore
I don't want the upper hand
I don't want to stand tall
Above and over others
And point at them small,
Just because I can
Maybe in life
All I ever want to do
Going forward
Is to be a moment of peace and grace
For myself and no one else
For just because I don't announce the whole world about it
Doesn't mean I'm not human, And capable of feeling pain
So yes, I held my ground that night
We decided to go separated ways
But yeah, this is the first poem I've written since,
I still couldn't write for 6 days straight
BS
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