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Pain


I brace myself for the coming blow.

 

Laughter and joy, I embrace.

Success and fortune, I chase.

Pain and anguish, I erase.

But that’s not the case.

 

But still, I am wounded.

 

Laughter fades, and joy subsides,

Success and fortune are both lies.

Pain is real and ceaseless,

Pain can guide and teach us,

Pain is not a weakness.

 

i am in pain

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