The sense of pleasure br br Feeds off the sensual br br What we see, hear, taste, touch and smell br br br The fantastic reaction these external-internal stimuli trigger br br Firing off when we see someone or something that excites us br br We all live, sensitive in varying degrees, to pleasure and pain br br br What if you found, the balance thrown askew br br Your sensitivity to pleasure and pain grown manifold br br And you're living a sensory overdrive br br br The sense of pleasure is extreme br br So is the sense of pain br br Throbbing waves of silent agony surround br br br Smiling faces that mask great pain br br Pleasant conversations papering over agonised hearts br br Joie de vivre glossing over loneliness br br br Aching bodies pumped up for action on steroids br br All hitting a painful hollow at the core br br When the body slumps and the soul tires br br br Of faking life, what then? br br What if you felt this goddess of pain br br As acutely as the sensual mistress?br br Anita Atinabr br