Both

 From Poetic Journeys

Life isn't either/or.

It's both.

It's breathtaking joy

and the weight of heartbreak.

It's shouting with excitement

and whispering, "I can't do this."

It's laughing at 2 am

and crying in the car.

It's the good.

It's the hard.

It's the in-between.

And through it all, the ups and downs,

it's still yours.

A gift.

~Rachel Marie Martin