#2 by H.B.

I endure,

a pain far from physical, yet emotionally a 100 times more devastating.

I withstand,

a separation not great in distance, yet crippling to those deprived of closeness.

I survive,

a torcher, once again not physical, but mentally unmatched.

Still I rise.

And strive threw the darkness, with my emotions instinctively detach.

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