In These Moments

There are times
when I wonder what it would be like
to be nothing.

To feel no more pain.
To never cry.
To put an end to worry
and heartache
and despair.

I wonder what it would be like
to simply cease.

Not to be another's burden.
Not to make another stumble.
Not to be cruel
or wrong
or confused.

And then, there are moments like these
Where I know that this is life.

To smile through the tears.
To laugh and heal a breaking heart.
To worry,
to feel,
to love.

And I know that, through the pain
I am still me.

And I'll hold the hands that need me.
I'll lift them up when they fall.
And they will do the same for me
And we will sing
and dance
and live.