The pain lingered for so long
And choicelessly it was endured
I couldn't understand why it had to be this way
There was the one I thought was The One
Back then I didn't realize
Reliving an old story defeats the purpose
I had my share of shoulders to cry on
They'd give me insight to some things I wasn't seeing
Even though apologetically I couldn't hear them
I couldn't get past the pain, I couldn't understand
Then I started taking my own advice
"Listen to the lessons the stories of life tell" I'd once said
Whereas I once dwelled securely in the night
I am now being slowly led into daylight
By comforting arms I thought could never exist for me
I am now seeing a part of the world that I'd hidden from myself
A soul has found me at the crossroads
And showed me a new path that I'd looked over before
And now there is a shoulder that understands
Before a word can be forced out through my tears
My eyes are dry, the path is not very dim
And the pain has taken its rightful place
As a lesson that only needed learning
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