You tell me that I shouldn't feel my pain,

I say that you are wrong;

Instead I feel my pain and use it,

I use it to make me strong.

Just because someone angers me,

I don't have to go off;

Instead I wonder why they have,

So that I do not go off.

Sometimes, I am frightened

And I do not feel loved,

I stop to remind myself,

I'm a gift from above.

You say that pain is wrong,

It helps me know who I am;

Allowing me to grow spiritually,

Not giving in to anger's demands.