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Lap Up That Pain

June 16, 2020 11:00 am

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Lap up that pain
That feeling mightn’t come again
You might find numbness follows
Fear inures you to another
Armour, thickened skin, self-protection
Grown and honed to impenetrable perfection
Lap up that pain
You might not ever feel again

To bring balance… for there are two sides to love

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47 Responses to “Lap Up That Pain”

  1. Beautifully done, Crispina.
    Yes, there are. We could never fully appreciate the good without tasting the bad…

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    By Dale on June 16, 2020 at 11:35 am

    1. Very, very, very true.

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 12:10 pm

      1. Life teaches us that, doesn’t it?

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        By Dale on June 16, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      2. It does. It also shows us that pain needn’t be the end.
        There’s a rune (forget which one but possibly hagalaz … hail) which kinda reads like, things must be frozen, and destroyed, so the new can burst through.
        I’d say that’s true. Painful though those moments can be… moments that feel more like eternities

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      3. I agree wholeheartedly.
        That runes tells it well

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        By Dale on June 16, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      4. 🙂 Thank you for your support 🙂 🙂 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm

      5. You know it, my friend! 🙂

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        By Dale on June 16, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      6. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 4:03 pm

  2. In simple words, you’ve dealt with a difficult topic.

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    By Sadje on June 16, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    1. I thank you, Sadje. Guess I’m developing as a poet, not just a rhymer

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      1. You are what you believe yourself to be. More power to you Crispina.

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        By Sadje on June 16, 2020 at 7:36 pm

      2. Thank you, Sadje

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 8:17 pm

      3. My pleasure

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        By Sadje on June 16, 2020 at 8:38 pm

  3. It’s always the bad which reminds us the goods. it shouldn’t be nut unfortunately is true.

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    By Laleh Chini on June 16, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    1. Without night we know no day. Without dark, we know no light. Without cold, we know no warm. Without pain, we know no ease.

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 3:59 pm

      1. Beautiful.👏🌺

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        By Laleh Chini on June 16, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      2. Thank you, Laleh

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 8:15 pm

      3. My pleasure.🌸

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        By Laleh Chini on June 16, 2020 at 9:59 pm

      4. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on June 17, 2020 at 5:47 am

  4. This is… I don’t think saying it’s beautiful does it justice. Because yes, it is beautiful but so are many other poems that i keep coming across each day. What makes it special, for me on a personal basis, is i find it acutely relatable. As do, i am sure, all your readers who have liked it. It’s beautiful because it touches on something many of us end up doing during one or the other phase of our lives.

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    By EntangleDesigns on June 16, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    1. Thanks. See what you’ve started in me. 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 4:02 pm

      1. Oh i am taking all the credit because it’s absolutely beautiful. 😉🙃

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        By EntangleDesigns on June 16, 2020 at 4:20 pm

      2. There’s another to come on Friday. Don’t remember what that one was abot. I know it reeled off in about 30 minutes.
        Got it, Love called for me today, I ducked my head, said go away

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 8:10 pm

  5. The poem is so beautiful and deep, Crispina.

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    By Dragon Warrior on June 16, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    1. Thank you. Ir rolled out of me. Something repressed, obviously 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 8:07 pm

      1. You surely do have many amazing things inside you ❤

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        By Dragon Warrior on June 17, 2020 at 3:44 am

      2. Yep. Happens when you’ve lived a long and varied life.

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        By crispina kemp on June 17, 2020 at 5:49 am

      3. ❤ Yep.

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        By Dragon Warrior on June 17, 2020 at 5:49 am

  6. Wise advice, we need to feel both the good and the bad to appreciate life.

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    By Andrea Stephenson on June 16, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    1. So often forgotten. We want only happiness

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      By crispina kemp on June 18, 2020 at 6:22 am

  7. Beautifully written Poeta.
    Es cosa de dos – It takes two to tango.
    And yes “for there are two sides to love.”

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    By Jen Goldie on June 16, 2020 at 7:39 pm

    1. Thank you, Jen.
      I’m running really late on checking the blog, and rushing through it cos I need an early night… out early tomorrow
      Stay safe, my friend

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      By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 8:20 pm

      1. I know. You’re too busy on Twitter. Priorities!

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        By Jen Goldie on June 16, 2020 at 8:22 pm

      2. I’m picking up sales. Not mega, but it’s because I’m connecting
        And I admit, I am having fun. Quirky funny comments. And I put my photos out too.

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        By crispina kemp on June 16, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      3. Like I said priorities and not just me. I guess we have to make choices. You’re going away from your timetable (Like sleep early and not spending so much time on the computer.) You were so adament about it. You preached to me about it!
        Our loss I guess. I hope your gain is worth it.

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        By Jen Goldie on June 16, 2020 at 9:47 pm

      4. But see, Jen, late though I was going to be, I was up at 5:30, bright and bushy tailed, bouncing, happy to greet another day
        I’m walking. Not sure yet if it’ll be the 9-10 miles to Burgh Castle and back or whether we’ll keep it the 7-8 miles we’ve been doing.
        The thing is, once you’ve sorted you sleep problems, an occasional late night does no damage

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        By crispina kemp on June 17, 2020 at 5:46 am

      5. 💜

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        By Jen Goldie on June 17, 2020 at 3:34 am

  8. Twitter addiction. As usual my point not taken. Nothing to do but wait.
    First thing she’ll do is twitter her trek. All excited! WP a pittance.

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    By Jen Goldie on June 17, 2020 at 8:22 am

    1. ???????????????? WTF is this about???????????

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      By crispina kemp on June 17, 2020 at 2:22 pm

  9. Pain is required to enjoy the ecstasy.

    It has to be released, so we can heal.

    I know where you are coming from with your poem.

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    By poohandtigger2 on June 18, 2020 at 2:05 pm

    1. Your words are an echo of what I said to a friend. I thank you for the follow 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on June 18, 2020 at 2:11 pm

  10. Wow. This is really beautiful. You have actually wrote something deep with a few words. Good job!

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    By Ramyani Bhattacharya on June 20, 2020 at 6:18 am

    1. Thank you, Ramyani. I keep dredging my depths… lost of stuff stored done there. Courtesy, or penalty, of a life lived to the full

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      By crispina kemp on June 24, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      1. That is a good way to put experiences of life.

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        By Ramyani Bhattacharya on June 24, 2020 at 6:22 pm

      2. And a good use of them…. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on June 25, 2020 at 5:30 am

  11. Beautiful! Thank you for your words. Can’t wait to read more ❤️

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    By northofcenterinbuffalo7267 on July 9, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    1. Stay tunes, watch this space, trace the development of a friendship… or will it, in the end, be more?

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      By crispina kemp on July 9, 2020 at 5:14 pm

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