Wounded

Written By Catherine Knee

Some wounds are impossible to ignore.

AI Illustration for poem "Wounded" by Catherine Knee. A compassionate woman gently rests a hand on the shoulder of an emotionally withdrawn man as he gazes through a rain covered window.

AI Artwork

Wounded

 

Your inner wound

with pain so deep;

into your aura

its misery seeps.

A heart of ice

in one so fair

with lack of hope,

taint of despair.

 

I know not why

you hide this way.

I long to bring

a smile to play

upon your lips,

and in your soul.

I yearn

to make you whole.

Inspiration

Most people have known someone carrying emotional scars they could neither explain nor heal. This poem grew from that feeling of caring deeply for another person while knowing that no amount of love can simply take their pain away, but offering support and compassion may help.

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AI Declaration

AI was used solely to create the accompanying artwork.
No AI was used in the writing of this poem.

Wounded is a poem by Catherine Knee exploring emotional pain, compassion, empathy, mental wellbeing and the desire to help someone carrying unseen wounds.

Catherine Knee
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