Sometimes I feel so happy
When the pain is absent
And I can almost forget about it - for awhile.
It comes as blessing-the absence.
It lets me focus on other things-for awhile.
How I wish I could
Hold on to those feelings of happiness and peace
In the hard times.
It's easy to give in-
Give up.
But those times of absence give me strength to know
A break from pain will come again.
Hold on to hope-You who suffer too.
Absence of pain will come again.
We stand together in our experiences of pain.
Please remember to hope.
-A.T.
