The Choice of Emotion
With every breath I take
I breathe in the reality in which I live
For every love there is heartache
And I cherish this difference
There can be no life without death
There can be no light without dark
Only the love that we feel
Can numb us to this knowledge
We have a choice in life
To live in ignorant bliss or to hide from the pain
I chose to take each emotion and relish it
To feel each as it strikes me
I may sometimes be harmed by this
I may sometimes be warmed by this
But I know that in times to come
I will look back an know what this meant
I will know that I have lived
Whether this be in pain or in pleasure
I will have the gold that is experience
The priceless item that is knowledge
And with this knowledge I have now
I ask of you only one small thing
That you read this and think of me
And of what you can or cannot be
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