Pain

A constant companion as you grow old 
But sometimes as your young
Legs back arms 
It continues to wreck havoc on the body 

Pain 

Sometimes you hurt so bad
You feel your hair and your toenails 
Just throb
And the painkillers that worked so well 

No longer work. At all 

Joints pop and ache
Hands no longer can open jars
You become the best weatherman in town
You start to hurt just before it rains 

Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis 
Osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis of the back
Hell just plain old age
Some of the things we deal with 

You continue on no matter how much you hurt 
No matter how bad your headaches are 
You still have your constant companion 
Pain 

(c)kingpen2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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