our worst enemy

we pretend. we endure. we reveal.
not knowing the effect it has upon us.
not knowing, until it's too late.
we become ill, losing the ones we love.
when we're too happy , we usually don't control our selves.
the same goes for when we're sad.
giving all we have for people we love is great!
but we must learn to keep some for ourselves, for when we grow old, no one will spare us any of their health.
when someone we love is hurt, we wish to take their place, forgetting that we both are dying.
we waste our energy lamenting on hows and whys?
forgetting that everything has a toll, everything will leave a scar.

to realize later on, that they have recovered, or deceased.
and us? Oh us, our worst enemy...hanging off the cliff.


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