When You Disappeared

by John Marrs

I wondered why I hadn’t considered it earlier. But when you’re sinking in the depths of depression and think you’ve found an escape route, you stop searching for an alternative.

I quickly learned how easy it was to be dishonest, especially to people who were willing to accept you at face value. No wonder my wife and my mother had found it so easy.

if you scratch the surface of something perfect, you’ll always find something rotten hidden beneath.

You can either learn from your parents’ mistakes, or repeat them and use them as an excuse for your own behaviour.