The Olodo People

The worst part about suffering isn't really yours, it's that of your loved ones...of family Watching them suffer in mind and body and all you can do is stand there and watch; feeling as useless and as stupid as you've always been, unable to help in any way It eats away at your spirit slowly and steadily, until there's nothing left of you but void and emptiness, a shadow of the person the world thought you could be, nothing near where you hoped you might be and light years away from what your family and loved ones saw in you You become nothing, less than nothing; infinitesimal in the pyramid of relevance That's what misery does to the spirit, strips it of all light and colour and leaves it looking dark and hellish All you can do is hope and pray that the worst doesn't happen Sticking to routine and doing your part so you don't become a burden and you feel like less of a total waste of oxygen and life itself You just exist, not for any particular sp...

You think you understand suffering; of all kinds and types, that you can relate to every form of pain and your empathy is as vast as the ocean But the thing is until you've been through the same dark hole you'll never truly understand You haven't even begun to scratch the surface of what it means to be in that type of hell It's so messed up cause you don't even know how you'll react until it happens You think you'd brave but few minutes in you're weeping uncontrollably Or you expect a cry baby but somehow you manage to soldier on and not shed a tear, you keep moving, emotionless Sometimes you just freeze up; unable to act or make sense of the situation, cause in truth the worst kind of suffering is the one that's completely unexpected It's in these moments that we see ourselves for who we truly are, these highly unanticipated moments that hit us hard and sweep the rug from under our feet When you feel like things are as bad as they ca...