when you give out, and giving sure is a hopeful word
Ah, but giving is not hopeful at all when you "give out" like an old tire or an aged back. I love this contrast.
What do you do,
when you run out of words,
but not out of pain.
And this. I haven't had to find out yet and I hope I never do.
It's not just "giving out," but also "giving in" and "giving up," it's interesting that a word such as giving, when it comes to idioms, is all about hopelessness. Shows what people in our society really think of giving, eh?
And oh, Jess, I hope you never do find out.