Life doesn't stop for anyone; it goes on –

It goes on, continues, it goes on.

People might feel your pain, but they don't die with you –

They don't; they can't; they won't.

Storms can rage within the ocean's depth, yet the surface remains calm –

The surface remains calm, unmoved; it stays calm.

There might be light at the end of this tunnel, but the darkness lingers in your heart –

Lingers in your heart, in your mind, in your soul.

What could be or should be, might be; it's never enough –

It's never enough, never sufficient; it's never enough.

In the end, wounds might heal, and pain recede, but the scars last forever –

The scars last forever; they endure, they persist.