Pain is relative.
Pain is relative.
A two year old cries from a skinned knee,
The worst pain experienced to date.
At ten, he fractures a bone,
And discovers a new benchmark.
At fifteen, his heart is broken.
At twenty, his heart is shattered.
At twenty five, a loved one dies.
The bar gets raised
And raised and raised.
The worst pain a person ever experiences
Is the standard by which all others are measured.
Some people are not afforded
This gentle progression in pain tolerance.
They are thrown to the wolves early
Predated upon
Eaten alive
And barely survive.
If someone is crying
Over a problem smaller than your own:
A failed exam,
An amicable divorce
Remember this might be the worst pain of their life.
Comparison is not compassion.
Fresh Hell 
So very true. Pain is also subjective
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It definitely is!
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i love this! whenever one of my kids would get hurt & someone would say,”that didn’t hurt” to them, i would always say, “you don’t know what they are feeling.”
this is so important to remember ❤
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❤
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Super poem. I don’t normally go for poetry (mainly because I don’t understand it) but this is really good!
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Thank you so much! ❤
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Amen.
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Sarah your writing skills are Suberb! I marvel at how well you assemble your words on paper. You are an artist 👩🎨
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!!!!!! Love you!! ❤ ❤ ❤
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