PAIN by Affinity Koki

Pain,

It's the things you say,

It's the things you do,

It's in the way,

I hurt when i do the same to you.

Pain,

It's in the tears i cry,

It's in the question why,

Why love sometimes hurts,

And why i need that hurt,

To know just how badly i need love.

Pain,

It's in saying goodbye,

In losing touch of those we love,

Those who had to leave,

Whether in form or spirit,

In duty or in love,

The loss remains a wound,

And pain builds its home in that very crevice.

Pain,

It's in my thoughtless rage,

When anger brings out a side of me i do not know,

It's in the fleeting moment,

That i forget that i know you,

And that i love you,

And still break your spirit in your very face.

Pain,

It's in your eyes,

When you are at a loss of words,

When you know not what to do,

When u know you have to choose love,

Or your family,

And deep inside,

You wish you could have both.

Pain,

It's the threshold of tears,

The smelting of fears,

And the testing of endurance,

It brings out the weaknesses,

And through it,

It makes us strong,

You are only as strong,

As the amount of insurmountable pain you had to endure in your life . . .