Pain lives at my place
Pain lives at my place with me
it’s there when I wake up
sometimes, it’s what wakes me up
pain follows me around
when I visit your place, it arrives with me
pain comes in many forms
neuropathic pain in your nerves
visceral pain in your guts
musculoskeletal pain in your bones and muscles
cutaneous pain in your skin
occipital neuralgic pain in your neck
migraine pain in your head
political pain in your butt
there’s more to this list, but I’m sure you get the gist
pain that is acute is actually ok
it’s part of our body’s defence mechanism
to let us know all is not well
however chronic pain
that lingers forever, is an entirely different thing
pain comes with all its friends
nausea
cramping
fatigue
brain fog
lethargy
depression
and like all its friend’s, pain is invisible
pain is not understood by many
including the medical profession
when a doctor writes on his pad
idiopathic pain
It’s greek for no bloody idea
beware the kind-hearted friends,
who ask, are you better today
pain has pathways and mine are jammed open
the pain throttle in my head is stuck on full
tired out neurons with faulty connections
fail to deactivate
pain, therefore, is my constant companion
but it will never be my friend.
