Pain and Love

Pain is suddenly being left alone its when you lose someone who was everything pain is when you don't know what to do when all seems to be falling in on you pain is when you have no one to dry your tears or hold you in the night when everything seems a fright pain is just hurting because you feel all alone and don't have anyone to hear you call out in the night its when you walk and walk and walk, and have no where to go pain is all these things and more; but somewhere - sometime - a gentle soul enters your life and gives you a smile, dries your tears, and lets you know that you're not alone. you find that pain is no longer controlling your life when this gentle soul shows you the way its when you can tell them: when I lost my smile, you gave me yours; when I needed a friend, you were there; when I didn't know what to do, you showed me; for all that you have been, and all that you are - I will love you. Dedicated to my wife, Janet - for all that you have been and are.