hypothetical

the pain came back today.
the love, the rush, the heartbeat, that night...
the memories i thought had died -
your hands, your laugh, your eyes, your smile...
the pain came back today.

stop - shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
can you feel it?

the way the tears well up and your heart speeds up and you close your eyes and the hurt inside seeps over and under and into and through and the sobs start to surface from deep within you and the world gets all dark since you've closed your wet eyes and your breath's coming fast as you try not to cry and you become sadness and hurtness and pain and the "how did i get here?" takes over your brain...

stop - shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
can you hear it?

"the Lord, your God, can heal what's broken"
"the Lord, your God, can carry you"
"the Lord, your God, fulfills his purpose"
"the Lord, your God, makes all things new"