Punishment Two Fold

No finger can touch the feelings not met
Casting holds them from further breaking
Pain and shame should have cleared my foolhardy debt
Oh but to find a stick, to scratch the itch,
By twisting and snaking

© 2011 Michael Yost

6 responses to “Punishment Two Fold

  1. Michael this is very vivid.

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  2. a thought provoking poem sometimes pain we cause others comes back and we do pay the debt in pain ourselves hope your well boogey xxjen

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  3. how we wish we can change things, but can’t and no, guilt is not a remedy for the pain 😦 nicely put!

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