In the face of suffering should you just forget about
What has actually happened, should you try to move forward without
Acknowledging the tragedy that you face
Forget about it and exuberant positivity embrace
Of should you allow yourself to feel your pain
Mourn your loss, and then find a path towards a future uncertain?
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I was always encouraged to ignore all pain
To look only on the bright side, to remain
Optimistic no matter what I felt inside
But I discovered that if my pain I were to hide
It would stay dormant but never leave me
I would never really move forward after a tragedy..
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Always look on the bright side of things- this is the advice
Doled out repeatedly, but it tends to trivialize
The fact that in life, tragedy and suffering are inevitable
The secret to a productive life is to be able
To acknowledge, learn from and move past
Tragic situations, to build resilience that lasts..
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Not toxic positivity, but tragic optimism I have embraced
I acknowledge my suffering, with hope the future I face
Passion...unbridled 