where does one go when the sternum aches yet there is no diagnosable malady?
pain comes in many uniforms
we are used to seeing him (it’s a him, trust me)
in dark clothing and wafting cloaks that
disappear
around corners into shadows
but sometimes I have found (I am 55 after all, life teaches me things)
pain comes in small packages left by the back door as if
a gift.