What if pain was visible?
Gleaming, glowing, illuminating

               What if pain was a colour?
                 incandescent

What if pain was a person?
burning, blazing , blistering

                       Sloughing , shedding, searing

What if pain is an armour?
       All encompassing, a reminder that we are alive    

        What if pain became an ally?
        No conquering.                   

What if pain was a teacher?