sweet spot

did you know

that there’s a sweet spot

on my pain scale

where the mask comes off?

before the aching peaks

and steals part of my identity

i’m left exposed 

with rhyming words

and unfiltered laughter.

let agony reveal

the truest parts

of who you are.

Katherine Greene

Katherine Greene is a poet based out of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Diagnosed with fibromyalgia, she is passionate about how the written word can be used to find meaning at the intersection of life’s joys and hardships.