When pain says No

Sometimes, when you are on the brink of healing
One memory, one thought
Drives you back down
It begins to feel like drowning again
Like air is a foreign concept
All laughter feels ancient
And pain say no
Sometimes when your heart kneels
At those moments
Long forgotten but still lingering
Do you keep on

Sometimes, when you are on the brink of breaking
Two memories, two thoughts
Drives you forward
It starts to feel like suffocating again
Like air is a new concept
All laughter feels olden
And pain says yes
Sometimes when your soul stoops
At those flashes
Long remembered but still haunting
Do you stay on…