How do you explain, this feeling of pain
It’s gone through my head, time and time again
It’s bearable, distressing then agony too
Sometimes getting to a point you don’t know what to do
I lay in my bed to herald the dawn
My dream of being pain free is probably forlorn
The moment I move the pain will return
The aching, the stabbing that bloody awful burn
They have no idea, these experts we meet
With their X-rays, MRI’s and smiles when they greet
Take the medicine they say, that’ll calm it down
He’s wearing strong glasses but he can’t see me frown
Ibruprophen, paracetamol even morphine grams
Lumbar facet joint injections and epidurograms
Drugs course through your veins and make you feel bad
It’s no wonder that sometimes I think I’m going mad
For the people we Love we put on a brave face
Not wanting them to know of this God-awful place
Full of pain and despair it really drags you down
Hardly ever a smile, more often a frown
Thank God for our families and the people we Love
They do make me smile and lift me above
Sometimes really high, above the threshold of pain
Making me feel like I’m living again
Yes it’s hard and traumatic, the relief promises a con
But you know just as I do, we just soldier on
Tears roll down your cheek when lying in bed
All kinds of thoughts rushing around your head
We get ourselves up and force ourselves out
When really we just want to scream and shout
The suns in the sky, the dews on the grass
Lets face it; we just have to get off our ass
Yes it’s hard and traumatic but we don’t give up
There’s hope there, believe it, we’re made of strong stuff
So have a good day people, be positive and cope
Some genius might find a cure; well, we all live in hope
Dave