There Is No Pain

There is no pain

Like the tears in your eyes

The lump of air in your throat

There is no pain

Like a broken bone

Being idle your only antidote

There is no pain

Like a cut in your skin

Turning cloth red with your blood

There is no pain 

Like the throb in your head

Cured only with too many drugs

There is no pain

Like a miscarriage

The heartbreak of losing your child

There is no pain

Like never meeting them

Never knowing the way that they smiled

There is no pain

Like waiting on end

For something good to come your way

There is no pain 

Like monthly tests

That only end in tearful dismay

There is no pain 

Like fighting a fight

And never knowing when you might win

There is no pain

Like doing your best

But being caught on what might have been

There is no pain

Like smiling in a crowd

Pretending your pain doesn't exist

There is no pain

Like feeling defeated

By a darkness you can't resist

There is no pain

Not physical at least

No pain anyone else can see

There is no pain

Yet everything hurts

And you think this is how it will always be.