I am not going to lie; it hurts
I have thus far only met temporary peopleI have been abandoned by those who I thought would always be there for me
my secrets have been spilled by those who swore to keep them
my love has been abused by those who promised to be gentle with mebut I refuse to let this loneliness destroy me from inside out
so I don't hide the pain or try to push it away
I let it exist and I let it be feltI let it serve as a reminder that after everything I have been through, I can still feel
I let it serve as a reminder that pain comes and goes
but that my soul will remain the same
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the hurting / the healing
Poetry[ poetry bundle ] If there's anything I've learned these past 20 years, it's that life is never perfect. Some days are harder than others. Some days I feel so utterly happy that I fall in love with being alive. Others I feel so empty and tired it se...