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To Know One, Is To Know The Other


To feel love
You must know hate
 

To feel joy
You must know pain

To feel surrounded
You must know being alone

To feel free
You must know being cornered

There is always a negative
To a positive
A good
To the bad
Yin to yang
 

I've faced my fears
Been to Hell and back
Been pushed to my limits
Been close to death
I've shed so many tears
 

But don't get my wrong
My beloved readers
I'm no coward
I haven't backed down
And I won't back down
 

Because I know pain
I know love
Because I know sorrow
I know joy
 

Life is a series of hardships
Life is a never ending war
Between good and bad
Happy and sad
Love and hate
 

The pain of yesterday
Makes me stronger today
The sorrow of tomorrow
Helps me value the now
 

Since I've been to Hell and back
I know the value of love
I know the meaning of friends
And family
 

Since I know death
I know life
 

Since I know death
I know how to fight
Even if it is hard
 

Since I know life
I know what to fight for
Even when hope seems lost
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M. Poet

I am a poet. I am a story tell. I am a lover. I am a fighter. I am a lot of things. I care about a lot of things. Poetry is how I express it. My Hello Poetry: https://hellopoetry.com/monicarose/

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