All the Colors of the Dark

by Chris Whitaker

“Our universe is black. A galaxy and stars and dark matter, the planets and people and organisms. Everything is contained in this room with no light at all. Even when we get out, we’ll take it with us, our own private black hole that’ll swallow every good thing.”

“Hope is expectation. Anyone that tells you less is lying to themselves.”

“People say it gets easier, but that’s only because each day we get a little closer to seeing them again.”

to love and be loved was more than could ever be expected, more than enough for a thousand ordinary lifetimes.