I have a lot of poetry inside of me
that I’d rather not write
I’d rather not know
Would rather be oblivious to
::
I don’t think you’re supposed to start screaming
when someone says “mandibular fracture”
but it may be that for the rest of my life
I will.
::
I now know so much about pain
that it’s hard to notice things hurting
And really,
I would prefer not to.