The End of the World We Once Knew

-For my niece and nephew-

The universe is unkind. I wish i could shield and shelter you from from all the sad, agonizing things hovering around and above your head. But sadly, the world is  not a wish granting factory. And so there you are. Half empty. Half mutilated and mortified. You deserve the world and more. But you drift aimlessly instead, clutching at anything to make sense of the world where you are now left unanchored. The end of the world does not come with a bang, as we were taught. It comes with the slow and hushed crumbling of the only love and foundation you've ever known right before your eyes. And i wonder....Will you ever be whole again, my dear?

(written on 05.11.2016)