Pain

I've experienced pain,
real pain,
the kind you don't recover from.

I've felt what it's like to
love and be loved,
and to have it ripped away.

I've felt what it's like to
be used for nothing more than a sexual fix.

I've felt what it's like to
be hurt
and to hurt someone, too.

I've felt what it's like to
cry and cry again,
for no more than a dream.

and I've felt what it's like to
slowly die inside.