It Hurts

A poem from 1986

I have just cut my finger

while carving a joint of roast beef

it hurts

will you kiss it better?

I’ve just been playing football

it was a hard game

and I’ve bruised my shin

it hurts

so will you kiss it better?

I’ve been worrying a lot lately

and

                in my nervous mode

I’ve been biting my lips

they hurt

will you kiss them better?