In the Eyes In the Shadows

by Gage Greenwood

"She was always smiling,” Allan Casperson, a neighbor said. "Goes to show, you never know what someone's going through."

If you let the outside world see life beating you up, it will swarm at the sight of your blood. Life kicked your ass, and the scavengers stole your wallet while you were down.

When facing the death of a loved one, you learn the traits you hated in them are usually the most beautiful attributes they had. What annoyed you, you end up craving. What angered you becomes what you mourn.