When I was just a little boy and would hurt myself at play, <br />I would run and find Ma, and she would kiss the pain away. <br />The tears would turn to laughter; I was happy on my way. <br />Oh, how I remember Ma when she kissed the pain away. <br /> <br />But now I 'm a man, and the pain is in my heart. <br />My life is not the way I planned; I was happy at the start. <br />My dreams are all gone, and I've gone astray. <br />Ma, please, please, come and kiss the pain away. <br /> <br />Ma, kiss the pain away like you did in days gone by. <br />Ma, kiss the pain away; dry these teardrops from my eyes. <br /> <br />The ways of the world are too much for me. <br />If only I could have known what I was too blind to see. <br />I would listen to no one; I had to do it my way. <br />Ma, please, please come and kiss the pain away. <br /> <br />Ma, kiss the pain away like you did in days gone by. <br />Ma, kiss the pain away; dry these teardrops from my eyes.<br /><br />Mahfooz Ali<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ma-kiss-the-pain-away/
