Inspired by the saying no pain no gain and written while listening to One Republic
As my thoughts drifted aimlessly, it stumbled upon a frightful scene my mind long forgotten.
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Setting the present aside, I questioned what I had done and why I had done it.
This sickening feeling whisked me away to the moments where I had felt small.
A four letter word that math could not quantify.
A concept logic could not understand.
The pain cleaved my heart in two as my mind vaguely remembered why I fell.
Inexplicable reasons.
Mismatched pieces that were never meant to fit.
Humbled by my heart, I crumbled under the weight and I wept.
Swimming across a sea of sadness until I saw the shore.
Allowing the warmth of laughter to give me strength, I picked up the pieces.
I pushed forward.
I gained momentum.
When the present swept away the past, I smiled.
I had gained so much from the pain.
I had learned.
I had grown.
SONYA A WATSON 