If I feel I am suffering

I have learned – or more precisely I am learning

that I can embrace it

and then pay particular attention to letting go of the embrace

and with that goodbye

the suffering ends

or becomes a familiar friend

that I see

from time to time.

I validate the moment

in which all of that took place

and then cultivate the parts of it that are important to me

and try my best to live the life I want to live

in these circumstances.