On Pain

rivers of pain run along with the quadrillion
drops of blood flowing in all veins right now.

deep pain is inhaled and exhaled with the 
quintillion of breaths being taken this second.

pain is omnipresent. some new wounds, 
some ancient. some visible, some hidden.

and the only way out of all this pain is through.

in making our pain visible to ourselves, 
we start the process of it reducing its stickiness

healing is not a destination. but a side effect
of being true to ourselves. being raw and honest
uncomfortably and deeply with ourselves. 
compassion and forgiveness cannot be felt,
but only found, first for ourselves and 
others at the end of this journey.

so yes, pain is a pain in the ass
and also a provocative teacher
its kong-an’s, will puzzle and perplex
leaving us with the liberating 
practice of making our own joy within.

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