You Have To Learn To Love Your Pain

We drown it in alcohol, we cloud it under puffs of smoke, we take shelter in the warmth of another in hopes that these temporary distractions will permanently rid us of the constant ache we feel. Or we hide ourselves. We cower under a blanket of anger, of excuses, of “I told you so” and “it’s all your fault,” because anything is better than facing the situation at hand.