This Pain We Bear

It was a cold Sunday afternoon, the ideal weather to lazy away. Lying on the couch under my duvet watching AFMAG, yea, Africa Magic :) and there in the movie was this lady that had a rough past which made her hate men (and women too). In fact, she hated almost everyone that crossed her path. Then, we got talking… “There’s so much pain in the world” I said, “actually a whole lot!” my friend agreed. With a sigh, I began to reflect…

There’s actually a lot of pain in the world

Heavier in some than in others

But "these mountains we carry;

we were only supposed to climb”

When you meet people with so much hate in them

Whenever the constant reactions you get have no bearing with your actions

Defying every bit of Newton’s 3rd law of motion

Just pause to think, it may be from their wealth of pain

Some wear it on their face, others have a camouflage

Putting up a front, so busy “loving” others

But beneath that is a load of pain

Tearing up inside, if only we’d notice

Bring down these walls, let love heal you

Bitterness has become a jacket, once got one for myself

Was hard getting into it, harder getting out of it

It was an inch or two too tight, guess it just didn’t fit

As we walk this path called life

There’ll be people on our way that need a helping hand

Regardless of how it went the last time, never stop doing good

Be kind, be the best you can, but don’t let that drown you

A helping hand it’s called

Unless it’s your calling to lay your life

Be careful how deep in the rescue you go

Lest you both get drowned in this mud called life

Thinking about it again… getting drowned together isn’t totally bad as long as you are not making a fool of yourself in the process.