Yes, I did,
put puzzles together
without boxtops.
but I had to learn the pieces,
learn everything,
even things I'd rather not...

Yes, I did,
rise above the dark places,
but I had to sleep in them,
beside them,
and dream of the light...

Yes, I did,
learn to laugh again,
slowly,
the fear of loose boulders
tumbling down
almost more than a memory...