Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

People Who Cannot Feel Pain

Only one in twenty-five thousand have CIP.
CIP stands for congenital analgesia.
This means you cannot feel pain.
Sounds good huh?

Not if you see blood spurting out of your toddler.
And the tip of his tongue is on the floor.
Children with CIP do not know when they are sick.
Unless chicken pox pops out, their parents do not know either.

So it is important to take their temperature.
There is no cure for CIP.
Your child can have severe oral cavity damage and not feel it.
This is why regular dentist and doctor visits are imperative.

Being impervious to pain feels good unless you are limping.
Because you broke your ankle three days ago.
Or you are spreading flu all over town,
because you do not know you have it.
Proof that people who cannot feel pain still have problems.

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