Pain is not a racist

Pain is not a racist
It does not discriminate
Pain is not biased
All must go through its gates
Pain is multi-lingual
Pain is international
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

Pain can be chronic
Pain can be acute
Pain can be throbbing
Pain can be mild
Pain can be for a lifetime
Or for just a nanosecond
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

When someone hates you
You might end up in pain
When you love someone
You might end up in pain
When people are indifferent
You might end up in pain
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

Pain can make you cry
Pain can make you scream
Pain can bring you down to your knees
Pain can dull your brain
Pain can drive you insane
Pain can bring you to your senses
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

Pain may whisper to you
Pain may shout at you
Pain may hide from you for years
Then one day jump out yelling "Surprise!"
Pain may come from pleasure
(And vice versa)
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

Pain can come from a cold thing
Pain can come from a burn
Pain can come from a bad tooth
Pain can come from a bomb
Pain can be all over your body
Pain can be all in your mind
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

No pain is too small
No pain is too big
Pain is mysterious
Pain is serious
Pain is hilarious
Pain deserves three cheers!
Pain is a many-splendoured thing!

-         Mildred Akoch

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