Cuts and scrapes

and bruises and wounds

are visible, to the eye

but the pain inside

can be hard to find.

 

Sometimes your dreams

were once reality

and you wake up

and you find you’re not on the battlefield not anymore,

but still it feels

like every moment is a bullet flying past like everyday is another battle.

 

Sometimes, on some days,

you are peppered with guilt

haunted by “what if’s”

wondering if you had done something different

if the outcome would be different

if your life would be different,

and you know it doesn’t matter

because you can’t go back in time

but you wish you could.

 

Sometimes you feel ready to crumble,

ready to break,

not ready to face today.

But you are not alone.

There are those who have felt your pain,

who understand your pain,

and together, you thrive.

 

There are those who do not know what it feels like

to carry this hurt around

like a weight you can never put down,

but still they are there for you

to help you apply the band-aids to your inner wounds

and to make the weight feel less heavy.

 

No matter how hurt you are,or what kind of pain you feel inside,

there is always kindness

and there will always be people

willing to spread that kindness.

 

All you must remember,

is this:

 

The pain will be there,

but so will happiness.