The Ache And I

i thought i was rid of the ache, and then
it returned twice as big as the world
hungrier than before and it seemed almost
angry that i had rejected it

so now we sit, me and the ache
that has consumed me head-to-toe
we sit, and wait, and cry from hunger
maybe one day we’ll be fed

March 10, 2008
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