"The Pain I Once Felt" - a poem written by Caronti "Che'" Johnson

"The Pain I Once Felt"

The pain I once felt

 was so unpredictable, yet obvious.

The pain I once felt,

 was nothing a mother or father would ever imagine their child experiencing.

The pain I once felt,

 had suddenly gone from curiosity to a bad habit.

The pain I once felt,

was a disease that I had allowed myself to take grasp of.

The pain I once felt,

caused me to continuously find numbness through putting a razor to my arm.

The pain I once felt, 

caused me to feel that cutting myself was no harm.

Repeatedly....

Cutting here and there,

Just to get minor issues out of my hair.

So many people attempt to feel the pain I once felt,

my advice to them is to have faith and believe in yourself.

The pain I once felt, 

I no longer feel anymore.

Through Christ who strengthens, 

I can overcome anything I undergo.

Love the skin you're in,

you're not defeated until you allow your weaknesses to win. 

The pain I'd once felt, 

I'd never again want to feel.

I thank God daily for giving me the ability to heal.

Because the pain I once felt,

is no longer real.
I'm writing to tell you that if I can, you can too...
it's all about self-love,
and that starts within you.