The Pain of a Piercing

A piercing

unwanted

unfortunate

unrelenting

"oh!"

they cry

it sounds rather

gruesome

I say tell no one

for after all

it sounds rather

gruesome

"soak it" 

they say

so I do

in epsom salts

what are those?

heavens, who knows?

just looks like salt 

to me

the box looks

as if it would hold BBs

and it says it's for

minor sprains and bruises

and relief of

occasional constipation

ew

what's in this?

Again, who knows?

pour it in the dish

stick in the 

afflicted area

and wait

Oh, horror!

Foot stuck!

To dish!

Ow!

Oh, the pain

of a piercing