By: Aliaa Fathy
The height of pain and its difficulty lie in trying to hide it.
Even more difficult is trying to show its opposite.
When you laugh while a thousand tears well up in your eyes.
When you avoid showing any feelings that hurt you and carry in your heart, boundless pain.
When you strive to heal the wounds of those around you, while you struggle to speak, offer consolation, or laugh.
When you want to isolate yourself, as you usually do when you’re sad, yet you force yourself to stay close to those who need your support and assistance… talking to them, comforting them, asking about them, and trying to be better for them… and inside, you struggle just to be able to communicate with people because of your constant desire to isolate yourself when you’re depressed… to be alone with your sadness and tears…
Your loneliness… is a harsh feeling, even if you’ve always gotten used to it…
