Unhappiness,
the sore that will not heal,
spreading infection in the soul
that eats away the heart.

Witch doctor remedies fail,
magic cures
that evaporate
after a moment’s relief.

The sore will heal
from the inside out,
the infection
disappears

When we clean the wound,
remove the cause,
replace rotten tissue of the soul
with new.

(C) 2001, Don Mize.

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