Pain And Suffering
When we are together
our Health is the main topic
we describe our aches and pains
their locations
their intensity
whose misery is worse
we share these conditions
in communion with each other
we speak of surgeries and doctors
and medications and labs
our diagnosis and our prognosis
this is our common denominator
it drives our conversations
we no longer talk about the weather
our medical condition
is the most important thing
our pain and suffering dominates
it is all we have to talk about
misery loves company
and it is misery we love
somehow it makes us
feel better.
