The Other Side of Hurt

by Grace Villa

Sometimes it feels as if I’m drowning
And it hurts to draw each breath
Some days I don’t see a way through
The water is deep and murky
And I can’t escape its depths 

Healing can be painful and scary
It’s so easy to just try and forget
To feel numb and float my way through
Distract myself with shallow pursuits
And avoid my empty bed. 

Some days you have to feel the pain
To remember what you’re working toward. 
Sometimes you really need that cry
Or you’ll never move on; never move forward

When the good times come around again
Oh how sweet they’ll be!
How precious and light it will feel
To have survived it 
And fought your way free!

To be able to say I did that- 
I made it through the darkest of times 
With my soul intact

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