What Joins Men Together ... Is Not

What Business Is It Of Yours Where I'm From, Friendo?

It's Not About Knowing Who You Are. It's About Thinkin You Got There Without Takin Anything With You. Your Notions About Startin Over. Or Anybody's. You Dont Start Over. That's What It's About. Every Step You Take Is Forever. You Can't Make It Go Away. None Of It.

How Surely Are The Dead Beyond Death. Death Is What The Living Carry With Them. A State Of Dread, Like Some Uncanny Foretaste Of A Bitter Memory. But The Dead Do Not Remember And Nothingness Is Not A Curse. Far From It.

The World Is Quite Ruthless In Selecting Between The Dream And The Reality, Even Where We Will Not.

Pain For The Old Was No Longer A Surprise.