Lost and found

Silence and sound

Truths and lies

Hellos and goodbyes

Yes and no

Stay and go

All contradiction

Like blessing and affliction.

One cannot exist without the other

For what is love if you never knew hate?

What is joy if you never knew sorrow?

Can patience exist if not for the wait?

Pain is necessary,

Unceasing,

Unkind.

Pain demands to be felt

For without it,

How can you appreciate

The peace you feel

Once.

It's.

Gone.