By Bernie Bell

Bits of me, hurt…

My back

My legs

My hands

My arms.

Physically – they hurt.

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But I can manage that –

I manage – pain management.

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What hurts, is …..

Disregard.

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That

Hurts.

And there’s not a lot I can do about managing

THAT.

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Except – try to disregard it.