Is the Price Worth it?

Is the price worth it?
The payment met with tears and pain
pulled from our soul with brutal exactness
ripped from our heart leaving ragged edges
Payment made out of love
does not lessen the hurt

Is the price worth it?
The cost so high it staggers your mind
hurtles you into turmoil
casts shadows of doubt in your mind
payment demanded without recourse
without chance for breath

Is the price worth it?
They ask of each other as tears flow
Holding each other in agony and yearning
Garnering both comfort and sorrow
they sob in each others arms
hoping they will see the price justified

Is the price worth it?
How can one tell?
Is there a tally kept somewhere?
Can you measure emotional payment?
The pain almost blinding, will it go on?
If not paid now, will it climb higher.?

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