It Didn't Hurt Much
I inhaled sharply
Flinched internally
Steeled myself for the blow
A planned removal of thorns
But it didn't hurt much at all
I wanted to feel something
A pain to mark a moment
Grief to bookmark this chapter
A justifying sense of loss perhaps
But it didn't hurt much at all
Will it come back for me later?
Or am I finally all cried out
Immune at last to you
Fully vaccinated
Because it didn't hurt much at all.