Hard-pressed for a reason

Hard-pressed for
a reason to live?
Or did you press
On
for something less
pressing?
A smile
- a pressed smile
or some warmth.
That's hopeless
- the latter.
At best they will
find you still pressing,
dead cold always.
Put you on display,
some frozen example,
a cause for debate and inquiry;
theories formed
jokes delivered
even wagers placed
on just whatever it was
you were
pushing for.