if raindrops never fell from the sky there would be no sturdy evergreens, and cherry blossom petals would never fall in the streets like confetti, celebrating the welcoming of spring.
if hearts never ached with dull emptiness or dried up with loneliness and longing we would never appreciate the feeling of heart seams that are bursting with love.
when the pain grabs hold and rips you open and tears break the dam of your closed eyelids do not worry because this is how strength is made and every hurt builds a new callous on your now tough skin.
when the cracks in your foundation become craters, when the earth breaks away at your feet, when the world beneath you crumbles away this is when you grow wings.