Everybody Suffer

From the moment we inhale our first breath

Till the moment we exhale our last

From the moment we open eyes to see the world

Till the moment we close them last

Everybody suffers

It’s the agony of how your body decays as you live

The horror of having parts of it die constantly

The little scratches, the sharp stubbing pain, the little drip of blood

The failing organs, the terrible diseases, the end that is near

Everybody suffers

It’s the sorrow of heartbreak and lost love and betrayal

The confusion of one’s feeling towards the others

The never-ending cacophony of fear and uncomfortableness

The misery of being chained and trapped in your emotions

Everybody suffers

Yet we pat ourselves on the back for living

We give ourselves medals of participation

We drown ourselves in pleasure

And said loudly, “How Jolly life is!”

No, my dear. Everybody suffers.

Don’t let it gloom you or depress you

Don’t make it an excuse for not living your best

Don’t allow it to control your mind and control your life

Don’t give in to the pain and lose yourself

It’s ok. Everybody suffers

You are not alone in this dance of despair

Others are there in their masks of forlorn

Flooding the world with their constant tears

Populating the earth with their ceaseless torment

You see, everybody suffers

Some we brought to ourselves, through ignorance and folly

Some was brought to us, through greed and anger

Some we carry from birth: the defect, the malfunction, the incompleteness

Some we gain through life: the neglect, the abuse, the unhappiness

In the end, the only constant thing is the suffering

So here, take my hands and hold on tight

Come into my arms and let me embrace you

Put your head on my shoulder and rest a bit

Know that you are loved, that you are cared for

Even in suffering, you are not alone

Do the same for me, and make me strong

Ease my pain and wipe my tears

Give me reason to start another day

Tell me why I should live, tell me why I should smile

Even in suffering, I am not alone

We’re locked in this chain of suffering

But we are not alone, no my darling, no

We painfully swim in this sea of agony

But this is not all there is to it, no my precious, no

Suffering is constant, but there is more

There is love and laughter and smiles and joy

There are expectations and excitement and hopes and dreams

There are friends and lovers and family and strangers

There is light and warmth and calmness and contentment

There is suffering, oh yes, but not only that

There is 'you'

There is 'me'

There is 'us'

There is 'we'

Everybody suffers, oh sweetest thing, but we are not alone…