you can suffer, or you can hurt

<p>'you can suffer, or you can hurt'</p> <p><br></p> <p>bow before your king of pain</p> <p>kneel at the feet of misery</p> <p>believed once you did in retribution</p> <p>understood once the meaning of comeuppance</p> <p>no longer, i say, no more—</p> <p>kiss the hand, pledge allegiance to woe</p> <p>wallow in my expanse of angst;</p> <p>an unabashed scourging of the soul.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support</a>