It hurts

It hurts,
Either way, it hurts,
If you hold on, your hands will bleed,
If you let go, you suffer loss,
But either way,
It hurts,
It will always hurt,
But which hurts more?

The brutality of life,
Prepares our minds for loss,
But our hearts are never in tow,
Never ready,
Yet we should be,
Because life is loss,
To live is to lose,
Yet, it still hurts.

Forever is but a dream,
And those that dream awake,
The pain of life is not as sweet,
It is unpredictable,
Unrelenting,
Unforgiving,
Uncompromising
And it hurts.

I wish there was a song,
Or a tune to hum,
Or a verse to help,
Or words, any words,
But there are none,
There will never be,
There is only hurt,
There will always be hurt.