The Pain Of Growth

The Pain Of Growth

It can be deceptively silent in one's mind 

Yet for growth, pain must be attained

All living things that grow must know it

When muscles cry for full attention 

There will be no growth without pain

At every moment, a life unaware testifies

The mind calls for a slow, steady transition

As clumsy operations become apparent

You run your best race, live your best life

Often, you come to a place where you push 

Where every fiber, every muscle resists 

You must know that pain and go past it

Denying what your mind tells you 

After your body told it how it felt

Stronger for life, you reach the finish line

Tests only release your maximum potential

Such an aptitude was for your good after all 

To finish the race of life you started

When you swam out in a flood at birth 

Once again, to return after life's aches to rebirth