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 It can be difficult to do, but sometimes the best way to gain clarity in a situation where you are hurt, is to face the hurt and attempt to lessen the pain.   I don't know how to always be successful with that approach but it occurred to me that sometimes those who hurt someone did not intend to do so.  Sometimes it is intentional.  Either way,  working through hurt can add stress to a situation that is already painful. I understand that this is somewhat negative, but I do understand and have been there. 

How Long?

"How long must you carry the ache inside,

silent, unseen,

because your world deems pain a weakness?

Slowly sinking in an ocean of feelings,

strange and fierce,

waves rising without warning—

what stirs them?

What pulls you into the depths,

where shadows threaten

to smother the light of your soul?

Like dusk creeping in,

settling heavy,

ushering in nightmares

you thought had long faded,

the cries of unseen wounds return,

unheard by those

who meant only kindness."

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