PAIN

Pain

Comes in many exotic flavors

Emotional

Divorce as an example

Key ingredient

In this dismal concoction

By far

Worst case scenario

For this sensitive poet

Physical

Constant reminder of our frail mortality

As in withdrawal symptoms

DT’s

Coming down fast and hard

Literal hell on earth

Irritating in every sense

Yet strangely invigorating

When you reach the other side

Then there is Social

Like those unfortunate times when I witness abuse

Nausea engulfs me

Vicious waves of anger

So uncalled for

Yet prevalent

Human misery

Chock full of disgusting ingredients

Designed to destroy faith

In all that is good

Blended with caustic precision

Philosophical plethora

Unleashes hollow dreariness

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2005