Thankful for the pain

I'm thankful for the pain,
Because today I understand,
The reason behind every teardrop,
The meaning behind every burning ache,
And I am grateful,
That it turned out this way,
I would never have learned otherwise,
If we had stayed the same,
If we had remained,
The breaking would have made me think twice,
About moving forward,
To reach for the one thing,
I have always aimed,
And I am grateful now,
For yesterday's pain,
Because without you today,
I am stronger again,
And I am where I need to be,
No fear,
Not a wreck,
No longer afraid to hurt you,
Or that we would be apart or too far away,
I am grateful for the pain,
Because you hurt me yesterday,
I am rebuilt again,
I'm on my way.

~Rei Shiori