It is not the intensity but the duration of pain that breaks the will to resist
The constant gnawing ache that never seems to cease
A slow and steady burn that eats at the soul
A weight that only grows heavier and more burdensome
You may think you are strong, that you can withstand it all
But the unending agony will test even the most resilient of spirits
It will strip away your hope, your optimism, your faith in the future
It will leave you feeling lost, directionless, and alone
In the beginning, you may try to fight it
You may convince yourself that if you endure just a little longer, it will go away
But as days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, and months turn into years
The unending agony becomes a part of you, like a shadow that follows you everywhere
You may try to distract yourself, to find moments of fleeting happiness
But the pain lingers in the background, waiting for you to let your guard down
It chips away at your resolve, your strength, your very sense of self
Until you become a mere shell of the person you once were
People may commend you for your perseverance, your grit, your determination
They may tell you that you are an inspiration, that they admire your strength
But inside, you know the truth
That you are not strong, that you are not brave, that you are not exceptional
You are just someone who has been dealt a bad hand
Someone who has been forced to endure a pain that never goes away
And even though you may try to put on a brave face
Inside, you are screaming for it to stop
You may wonder why it happens to you
Why you have to suffer while others seem to live without a care in the world
You may question whether you are being punished for something you did
Or whether it is just a cruel twist of fate
But in the end, it doesn't matter
The unending agony is not something that can be explained away
It is not something that can be justified or rationalized
It is simply something that is
And so you learn to live with it
To accept it as a part of your life
To try to find little moments of joy in the midst of the pain
To hold on to the hope that someday, somehow, it will end
But deep down, you know the truth
That the unending agony will never truly go away
That it will always be there, lurking in the shadows
Waiting for the moment when you let your guard down
And so you keep fighting
You keep enduring
You keep living
Because that is all you can do
It is not the intensity but the duration of pain that breaks the will to resist
And although the unending agony may test you to your very limits
You know that you will never give up
That you will keep going, no matter what