Monday, August 9, 2021

"The Reason for Pain"

"The Reason for Pain"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

Why do people chase pain?

The Child asked the elder

Because sometimes Pain is where they live

The Elder  Answered.


II

Because the dull becomes sharp

And they breathe a little better

when that knife is pointed

a little deeper on their sides


III

Chasing pain because it is the only way

That some feel alive in this existence

And to not feel that pain

Is to die an excruciating death.


Optum, Quezon City. August 10 , 2021. 6:23am. Poem 10 of 31.

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