I've come to love and appreciate life. <br />Even that part of it, <br />That makes one grieve. <br />That part of it that seems to sit, <br />To drive pain into a heart without novocaine. <br />No matter how long the screaming is done for it! <br />With a heartbreaking that never leaves. <br /> <br />I've come to love and appreciate life. <br />Even that part of it that muddies my boots. <br />That part where BS has to be dealt with and walked through. <br />When a smile is easier to offer... <br />Than explaining a pain that numbs the senses. <br />Or a joke is told to keep the tears from flowing. <br /> <br />I've come to love and appreciate life. <br />Even that part of it, <br />That makes one grieve. <br />That part of it that seems to sit, <br />To drive pain into a heart without novocaine. <br />No matter how long the screaming is done for it! <br />With a heartbreaking that never leaves. <br /> <br />I've come to love and appreciate life. <br />Even that part of it that comes with pieces of bittersweetness! <br />Coated sometimes with loads of anger and strife. <br />But what would life be... <br />Without tragedies to darken. <br />And a bit of comedy to spark one into laughter, <br />That frees one from a temporary emptiness... <br />Coming to visit and overstaying, <br />To unpack more anxieties to lay unrested.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/overstaying-to-unpack-more-anxieties/
