Pain

When people ask about
my pain
whether through
words
actions
the look in their eyes
How do I answer?
Pain has infected my life
like a disease slowly
destroying the
strong trunk
of a tree
Yet pain has been
about as important
in my life
as money
is to a dog
Pain is like fire
It destroys
yet nourishes
provides
yet takes away
Emotional distress
consumes my actions
thoughts
physical pain
bombards me
like shards of glass
in the eye
heartache
troubles
my very soul
my spirit wilts
as a flower dies in winter
but I learn
pain alerts me
to change
points out my mistakes
like the neon sign in the window
of a bar
pain can heal
all wounds
if given the chance
I learn from my pain
don't push it away
accept it
embrace it
learn from pain
learn from your pain