I never want to stop being able to feel,
To taste the sweetness and the pain so real.
To let the moments touch me deep inside,
And feel the pulse of life as it collides.
I never want to close my heart,
To shield it from the world, to fall apart.
For though the hurt can leave me bruised,
It's in those scars that I'm renewed.
I never want to stop knowing joy,
The rush of laughter, the child's pure voice,
The warmth of love that makes me whole,
The way it lights the corners of my soul.
I never want to numb my mind,
Or shut away the truth I find.
To feel each breath, each heartbeat's pace,
Is to know that I am alive in this space.
I never want to lose the tears I've cried,
For they've washed my heart, kept me alive.
They've shown me that I can survive,
And in their wake, I continue to thrive.
So let me feel, through joy and strife,
For it's the depth of feeling that gives life.
I never want to stop being real,
For to feel it all is how I heal.