The Well of Loss

 You stare
Over the edge
Into a hole so deep you
Can't see the bottom
But you can still see them
The friend
The relative
The pet
The thing you lost
Or gave away
They stare back at you
Asking
Why did you do this
Why did you give up
Why did you never say hi 
You cry 
As you feel the ground bellow
You crumble
But you hold on
Not because you are strong
Not because you are brave
Not because you are worthy
You hold on
Because in the face of failure
You can do nothing else
At the bottom of the well
Is suffering
And those such as you
Don't deserve suffering
Suffering is for those
Who deserve forgiveness
So you hold on
Until you can pull yourself up
You hold on
Until the pain goes away
And you feel like you can move again
You hold on
Until you don't need to anymore