Part of the Process

You must hurt to heal

It is part of the process

You can't skip it

It will come back to haunt your dreams

Over and over and over

Until you decide to feel it

In your waking times

You must hurt to heal

It is part of the process

You can run from it

Into drugs, alcohol, or other addictions

But you can never run fast enough

To get away from the pain

You must hurt to heal

It is part of the process

But feeling the pain won't destroy you

Embracing your fear of it will give you power

Shedding the tears will bring you healing

Moving through it is not the end

You must hurt to heal

But it is part of the process

It doesn't end your love

Or your trauma

It only transforms it

Into something beautiful

That you can carry with you forever