{"id":2517,"date":"2018-02-06T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/translatingpain\/anthology-collection-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:52:42","slug":"random-anthology-entry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/translatingpain\/random-anthology-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Randomised entry from Anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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‘First and Last’, by\u00a0Michele Leavitt<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted:\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 15, 2018\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If pleasure is the absence of pain,\u00a0<\/span>
\n then pain comes first.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the planter outside my front door,\u00a0<\/span>
\n a wren\u2019s nest whorls down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

to darkness. The nestlings chirr when I pass by,\u00a0<\/span>
\n or when the wind\u2019s fingers brush too close,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

as if the wind and I are mothers,\u00a0<\/span>
\n returning with meat, as if refreshed<\/span><\/p>\n

sensation means relief from pain,\u00a0<\/span>
\n meaning pain comes last \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

like a shadow, sleek and well-fed,\u00a0<\/span>
\n or a body\u2019s imprint in the bed.\u00a0<\/span>
\n I grow to love you, dear familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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