Miroslav Holub
Wittgenstein says: the words ‘It hurts’ have replaced
tears and cries of pain. The word ‘Pain’
does not describe the expression of pain but replaces it.
Thus it creates a new behaviour pattern
in the case of pain.
The word enters between us and the pain
like a pretence of silence.
It is a silencing. It is a needle
unpicking the stitch
between blood and clay.
The word is the first small step
to freedom
from oneself.
In case others
are present.