Life never slows down.

There is always going to be ebb and flow when it comes to living.

Coming and going;
beginning and ending;
hello and goodbye.

It's a never ending cycle.
But there is always beauty.
Even in the hard times.

How does one find beauty in family failure.
In a wife cheating on her husband.
And producing a child.
What about the four children the couple shares?

This family tragedy is one that I see again and again in our society.
It's sad how often this seems to happen.
This happened to one of our families.
Today the whole building saw the fermented fruits of this failing relationship.

It's hard to know how to deal with something like this if you've never been privy to this happening with anyone you know before.
It's not so hard, if you've seen it with your own eyes and experienced it with your own heart.
It feels like there is never anything you can say to the person on the opposite end who has had to suffer through this.
They will never understand it.
It's possible to try, but it's almost always incomprehensible.

We said goodbye, tried her hand at magic
We couldn't make us disappear
Not a day goes by, I don't wish I had you
So run away, I'm glad you're still here

It's a bitter sweet victory
Lovin' the ghost in front of me

Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide

What do I gotta do?
What do I gotta do to keep you?
What do I gotta do to keep you
From doin' this to me?

I wrote a couple of notes
One in love, one in anger
They're lyin' there
Dyin' in the dresser drawer

Lived louder than my voice
Struggled through a stranger
He loved me
Till I loved you even more

It's a bitter sweet victory
Lovin' someone else who wanted me

Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
You get used to the pain and numb to the sting
Till you can't feel anything

You tried to explain, but I couldn't hear it
As if your words were my tears
Flowin' freely, warm and quiet
From the edges of my eyes and my ears
Then all that disappears

Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide
Now I can't laugh, can't cry
And I can't run, can't hide

What do I gotta do?
What do I gotta do to keep you?
What do I gotta do to keep you
From doin' this to me?