Pain is irrelevant

But when chronic

At times hard to ignore

But pain is irrelevant

If I think better thoughts

I won’t notice that this movement hurts

Or that accidental push pricked

No, pain is not irrelevant

When real, it is present

Entirely relevant

But to experience past pain

Even while in pain

And break through to pleasure,

Happiness

Joy, bliss.

Ah, to break through.