Pain

[direness]

Loss is such a selfish thing. You wonder why everyone around you isn't screaming at what's happened. You wonder why you aren't screaming, because inside, the keening never stops. You feel it in the back of your throat with every breath, any moment you might open your mouth to release it. But instead, you keep it inside - the pitch and octave

Comments

[praecognomen]

The only good thing I can tell you is that soon, you'll start to remember all the good stuff again, too, without being overwhelmed by that one bad thing.

[danielmurphy]

It didn't hurt any less when it was my cat, and after two years I still think about her every day. i felt just like you do, and there's nothing wrong with that.