I’m thinking today about pain.
Not mine. I’m currently feeling well and strong.
I’m thinking about how, sometimes, pain seems impossible to bear. And when it seems impossible to bear, what then? And how to know when it is, in fact, bearable for just a while longer? And when you feel crushed under the weight, unable to breathe through the stabs or the pressures or the aches, whether physical or less-so, how do you push past?
I have no answer for these questions. I have no system to support those who feel this constant pain. No solace to offer. No solutions.
But my heart feels a small echo, and I stand here.