Mark Modarelli — On the Other Side

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ON THE OTHER SIDE

It’s a daunting thing
This life with all its storms
It’s only human really
To snatch at little charms

But with playthings and distractions
That bring a moment’s peace
We’re just managing our pain
Not curing our disease

I know the thing before us
Seems a wall both high and wide
But the healing that we’re looking for
Is on the other side

We’ve all been hurt and wounded
And endured through loss and grief
When we’ve been burned our natural Instinct
Turns away to seek relief

But with excuses and excisions
And abandoning our vows
We surrender peace tomorrow
To escape discomfort now

I know it feels that there’s no way
Across this dark divide
But the peace that we’ve been seeking
Is waiting for us on the other side

But cold is only absent warmth
And joy the end of woe
Indifference but the lack of love
As ebb’s defined by flow

Thus the end of less resistant paths
It rarely satisfies
The greatest things this life can yield
Demand the steepest price

So when we fear revealing
All the things we want to hide
There’s a peace beyond our dreaming waiting for us
On the other side

So take my hand
Together we won’t be denied
We’ll push on through that darkness
Cross those mountains side by side

Then we’ll breathe at last
An air that’s rarefied
And find a peace surpassing understanding
On the other side