despair [dih-spair]

noun

1. loss of hope; hopelessness

2. someone or something that causes hopelessness

I know about despair. I practically created it.

The way it wraps around you.

The way it tightens.

The way it chokes and squeezes.

I’ve lived in despair for so many years—agonizing, torturous despair that cuts you off from a normal life.

What’s another word for despair?

Anguish. Desperation. Despondency.

Check, check, check.

The only thing that makes my despair better is if someone else—someone who deserves it, someone who’s asking for it—feels that same misery I feel.

If just for a moment.

If just for a lifetime.

How do you ensure someone’s despair is greater than your own?

I think I’ve figured out the answer to that little riddle.

Now it’s time to put my plan in motion.