Difficult Problems Poem by Dennis Lange

I hate a confrontation;
I hate an intervention;
I hate the storm of feelings
And the lightning in the fray.

I could not be a surgeon;
I have a strong aversion
To be the cause of any pain,
E'en that which goes away.

The surgeon sees a healing -
That's why his job's appealing.
His temporary hurting's so
The other does not stay.

That surely is my reason
All pain is out of season -
I never see the problem solved;
Just hear the donkey bray.