Torrents

#161: Of Unexpected Pain

It is that pain that takes you by surprise with its disproportionate strength.
That comes without warning and in torrents that do not hesitate.
That takes the breath from your lungs and drains away your spirit.
That mocks you and crushes you under its weight.

It is the pain that laughs while you are left with no recourse but to weep.
That challenges you to shed more tears knowing that it's not worth it.
That dares you to stop, knowing that you cannot.
That makes you bow to the weakness you've carefully masked.

It is the winner's failure when he knows he loses not.
That 2-point pain from 1.5 short hours of life.
That matters not in a year or two
But means the whole world now to you.