Tribute

I had a post lined up for today, but events eclipsed any self indulgent train of thoughts.  The loss was so profound, so horrific, I couldn't pretend it didn't affect me.  I sought solace; I sought significance, meaning.  I wanted to address the collective cry of injured joy.  Grief, come have your way with me, allow my tears to wash away my stubborn delusions.


"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?"
And here is the best answer I can give: Because.
Because sometimes, life is damned unfair.
Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply...Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time.
Because acceptance is yet another of life's "here's a side of hurt" lessons and it is never truly acceptance unless it has cost us something to arrive there.
Why, you ask? Because, I answer.
Inadequate yet true." --Libba Bray