I survived another June, but I know of many who are facing their own upcoming remembrances to survive. This is for all of us. Not everything gets easier....and this is why. ((((Hugs))))) to us all. (And thanks, Jeannette Massey.) “Gritting my teeth as if it requires actual physical strength, I push the memory of him dying in my arms down, deep down. It almost seems to fight me, to want to surge into the forefront of my mind, and I sigh. Long ago I came to the realization that painful memories are persistent. The agony of them stays with you much longer, sharper, and clearer than sweet memories, that soften and assume a hazy, rosy glow in your mind, almost as if they have been airbrushed. Remembrance of pain is different; there is no muting of colors, no blurring of edges. No, its colors remain stark and bold, a palette of vibrant primary reds, blues, and yellows; its edges stay defined and razor sharp. Years later it can still cut you as deeply, make you bleed as profusely, as the day it was formed." FROM AN UNTITLED WORK IN PROGRESS ― Lily Velden
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:25:08 +0000
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