The pain is still there.
It didn't disappear.
It didn't magically leave
because time passed.
But it feels different now.
Before,
it felt like drowning.
Now…
it feels more like rain.
Still there.
Still falling.
Still making everything
a little colder.
But I know
how to walk through it now.
I know which songs to avoid.
Which memories to visit carefully.
Which nights
need a little more strength.
I'm not healed.
But I'm learning
how to carry this pain
without letting it carry me.