Pain

Stubbing my toe hurts

Breaking my favorite glass hurts

Losing a pet hurts

Feeling you made a mistake hurts

Feeling unappreciated

or used

hurts

There are many kinds of pain

Some are swift

and strong

pounding our bodies

and leaving us grabbing for our Aleve

which sometimes alieves

or perhaps relieves

 

some pain sneaks its way 

into our aging bones

and wakes us up at night

 

Some pain sneaks its way into our minds

and souls

and suddenly

without really knowing why

we are sad

 

Ah but that pain that comes when we love someone

Pain is porportional

The more we love, the deeper that love

the more the possibility of pain

 

 We love people that hurt us, and hurt people that love us.

 

And that is just the way it is

I have sat recently with friends who have lost loves

people they have been with for over 40 years

I have sat with friends who are watching one they love

slowly move on

into that next stage of life we call death

 

and there is pain

great pain

and a part of me says, "Isn't that wonderful'

Isn't it wonderful that they loved each other enough

that it matters

that parting is something they regret

that brings pain

 

would not the greater pain

be not caring

having it not matter?

 

All of us needs someone

in this life

who would miss us

when we are gone