Will This Agony Ever End?

Most folks have experienced torturous problems along life's bourne. Some brooked it with blissful grace, others with venomous scorn! 'Tis easy to be trapped in a seemingly hopeless situation, Musing, "Will this agony ever end?" with sinking desperation! Have you found yourself squirming as the preacher expounds on sin, And it seems he always points to you, much to your chagrin? The pew becomes mighty uncomfortable as the reverend dawdles on. "Will this agony every end?" as you try to conceal a yawn! Flying tourist class is frightful, knees drawn up nigh your chin. Your neighbor overflows his seat - you feel like a cojoined twin! It's five interminable hours until reaching your destination. "Will this agony ever end?" you sigh, imploring for salvation! A weary soldier on the march, bearing his eighty-pound pack, Yearns for the end of the trek to flop upon his sack. Sarge yells, "Pick it up boys, only ten more miles to go!" "Will this agony ever end? It's a helluva way to earn my dough!" Consider the plight of Lindbergh as he soloed across the sea, Or the quandary of Lincoln as he strove to set the nation free. I wonder what Custer thought as he faced his final stand? Did they muse, "Why me Lord! Will this agony ever end?" Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)