pain travesty

pain that never stops
doles out what it wants to it seems
no meaning to more pain except positive thinking
doctors know no answers huddled in comfortable offices
while the patient tries to desperately hide her desperation
treating symptoms does not work and real causes are not aggressively sought after

anger mixes with pain and hard choices present themselves
comfortable lives an illusion, a darkening sky forms
no help from a make believe God
we are here to help ourselves in this jungle of capitalism
grab for the lifeboat and the privileged know the rules of the game
caught in a web of questions looking for compassion hard to find
someone has to end this pain, this meaningless mess

where is the grace, while mired in frustration and doubt
one is alone in the world but reaching out is possible
reach out until the last breath reach out to the helpers