You can’t have a rainbow without the rain
Droplets smashing paths of heavy destruction
Popping balloons of joy and leaving floods in their wake
You can’t have tattoos without scars
Artful lines of black spiraling across skin
Beautiful, but it’s angry and red and bleeding
You can’t have light without the dark
How do you appreciate something
Without knowing it’s absence
You can’t have love without loss
We love fiercely without hesitation, we know
It all comes to an end in a flash
You can’t smile without knowing pain
Tears make the smile lines stand out against
Sunken eyes, you’ve lived life well
After all, what’s life without a little pain
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