When You Fall

When you fall,
there are times you won’t believe
you’ll ever stand on your own feet again.
When you’re trapped,
the space can get so tight
you’ll feel you’ll never breathe freely again.
When you’re hurting,
you can forget there’s a difference
between being alive and being in pain.
When you’re recovering,
you’ll feel like you’re moving so slowly
that you’ll be a hundred before you feel normal again.
When you’re yourself again,
you’ll realize, for no particular reason,
that it’s been months since you thought of that pain.

(Photo credit: "Sadness" from Dmitry Kalinin on Flickr)

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