• with heart-crushing suddeness the world became bleak. light became dark, happiness became sorrow. the world of my heart was once a serene meadow. this meadow shriveled and died under the dark shadow of loss. My soul was shattered beyond repair. life became suffering, suffering became life. all i can do to bring happiness are memories. those memories that withstand the savage storm of grief, and pain. the black hand of loss has gripped my heart. casting shadows that remain on the edges of my mind. my grief is that which destroys. my heart has been cleaved in half by the blade of fate. as i lie twisted and broken, the shadows laugh silently, mocking me with their very presence. my world is turned upside down. I am pain. aS I am consumed by pain, i hide it well, beneath smiles that only belay my true emotions.