Wilted

sometimes being happy isn't enough
you can't just smile through
pain
because in order to love something
you have to 
feel multiple things

you have to thrive through the tears
and remember
that it won't be the last time you cry
but also remember how there are tears of happiness too

you have to work with the fear
letting the fear know
that you will always be vulnerable to it
but you will also prove it wrong.

you will have to imagine the anger
because it is anger that gives you the truth
and helps you hide behind its wall

we were wilting
we were falling apart
we were trying to fix the broken pieces
we were trying to hide our pain

but in the end
we were trying to love

|regrowth|