When the pain of a love lost
beats hard against your chest
or the sting of friendships tossed
leaves you feeling empty and bereft,
own the pain for all its cost,
it's the only thing you have left.
Pain can mark our everyday
or it can visit for a while,
it can make you go astray
or give you feelings, vile.
don't make it go on it's merry way,
just accept it with a smile.
without pain there is no pleasure,
no life lessons to be learned.
it is an experience without measure
that can cause your gut to churn.
it is a badge of honor no one treasures,
but it is everyones concern.
It doesn't matter where it comes from
only how you use it or how you react
Do you rise above it, or do you succumb?
Do you fall to pieces, do you stay intact?
Do you let it change you, or use it to become?
Do you let it guide you, or do you let it distract?
There is no guide to the uses of pain
it's affects are never clean
It can be used for knowledge gain
or as an emotional go-between.
It can be used to live in dark and rain
or to live in the sun, so seldom seen.
Don't let the pain bring you down,
rise up and shout out loud.
"I will not give wear the mourners gown
I will not now, nor ever, be cowed.
And when I feel the hurt may just drown,
I will stand up and be proud".
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