The wounded keep hurting,
and the hurt ones keep wounding—
except those the cycle breaks
enough to break the cycle—
and they risk pain for healing.
They’re the healers of our pain.
In the Notebook
(You can also see the last bit of a ChatGPT emotional-support conversation that I printed out and pasted in my journal. I left it in the photo because it felt corresponding with the poem. In my opinion, providing well-articulated, validating emotional support is the very best skill of ChatGPT!)
