Old injuries

There are different kinds of old injuries, I just got reacqainted with 2 of mine today.

Heartaches can heal with time, or can it not?
when you bump into an ex on the street one day would you walk up and say hi or turn and run away?
I would walk up and say hi to my 1st, probably invite him to join me for coffee and catch up.
I would turn and run if I meet my 2nd, if my legs can still move from the unwelcoming shock.
I would greet my one sided loves but will not linger to chat.
As for my current bf, I don't know yet, I hope he will never become an ex.
I guess our reactions depends on the person we're referring to, the amount of time that has passed since the breakup and the residual feelings in our sub-conscience breaking out when such a 'fancy bumping into you' moment occurs.
I dreamt of meeting my ex last night. I won't say which. But I'll be prepared when I meet him again.

I was musing about these reactions on route to college when another old injury caught my attention.
Out of the blue came the loudest 'piak' from my ankle and the next thing I knew I was kneeling on the pavement.
An old injury from I-can't-remember-when.
The first 1-2 times must be during those ballet lessons in the studio.
When I had a 2-year fling with martial arts, it gave way more easily and frequently.
I've stopped martials 7 years now, but it'll come back to haunt me now and then,
like a lonely soul nudging for some TLC when you least expected it.
And this time, it hurts, it hurts more than previous times.

Well, wounds, old and new, need occasional cleaning and dressing.
If they are neglected, they'll catch you unaware and you may need to spend more time and efforts rehealing it.
Since they keep popping back into our lifes uninvited, perhaps we can give up about forgetting them.
Instead, if we constantly remind ourselves to check on our old wounds, then probably the chances of them catching us unaware will be less, and we'll be better prepared to deal with them.

downside: that'll be constantly depressing.
well, maybe just once in a while......