The Heart in Winter

by Kevin Barry

Yeah so the motherfucker was crazy and moonshot and out of control and she loved him even more and so much she could fucking die in fact.

They may have erred on the side of reason for a moment. Then they smiled it off and thought fuck it.

death comes, and it’s surely comin for us all. God be good to us, Tom Rourke said. Om det finns någon där ute som kan hjälpa dig att lindra smärtan i din existens… So if there’s someone out there who can help you to ease the pain of your life… …så ska du göra vad du än behöver göra för att vara med henne. …then he reckon you gotta go an’ do what it is you gotta do.

Surviving was what it was called and she was schooled in it.