Living to Learn Through the Pain

I would like to thank

My past love

For the pain she put me through,

And the healing I was forced into

For it was the healing,

Stitching of the broken halves of my heart

That taught me more about myself

Than what I knew before,

And it was the hurting

That helped me realize,

Heartbreak is a blessing in disguise.

There’s so much to learn

With a heart exposed to the world

So thank you, past love,

For all the tears you made me cry,

You pushed me off a cliff,

But taught me I could fly