pain

Some days

your feet will ache 

just from standing.

Other days

your head will fill 

with a dull ache

because your glasses

sat oddly against it.

This is not to say 

that your hurt is not valid

or that you should not 

bathe your feet 

in warm water

or roll the pads of your 

fingers against your

aching skull.

But that pain is so often

unspectacular.

The hand that tends to it

both dispassionate

and soft.