Agony

Hitting your thumb with a hammer Is liable to make you curse But stubbing your unprotected toes Is likely to make you swear even worse You feel such a bloody idiot For being so stupidly clumsy As you moan and writhe on the floor In unimagined agony Until the pain has abated To a level more tolerable You are little more than a baby Gibbering like a fool When you’re feeling better You examine each injured toe Imagining the worst case scenario: To hospital you’ll need to go But there’s nothing wrong that a sock Won’t conveniently hide All that’s really hurting now Is your bruised and battered pride!