And as the pain subdues to dullened ache <br />Experience takes up the reins of hope <br />To delve deep for that breath we know to take <br />That first step when we abseil down the rope <br /> <br />For I have been and bled with Father’s line <br />Convinced the skeptics all to kneel and pray <br />Thought not to pray in churches, clandestine <br />but pray from out the essence of the day <br /> <br />That strength will find the weakest curve to pierce <br />upon the bubble of our own despair <br />Ensuring that the god within us hears <br />And helps us hold our head above our cares. <br /> <br />Physicians, I fear, cannot heal themselves <br />From out the dusty books upon their shelves.<br /><br />Joe South<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/strong-coping-with-pain-sonnet-strong/
