What is pain?

I'm not a stranger to pain

Like any human, i've felt pain

Pain and i are old friends

Sometimes it's easy to keep the pain

Keep that pain and hold onto it

That pain makes me who i am

That pain has been with me

For so long

It’s all i've known for a time

I like holding onto it

It's the only thing that listens

And stays

And doesn’t leave me

I know I can count on pain

Like i can’t count on anything else