The Loneliness Was There Before We Were...

He fights the ticks and the shouts. I feel bad for him that he is alone. But I can't change him nor can I save him, nor can I cure his loneliness by sacrificing myself.

His lonliness goes so deep that it can't be cured.

Tish G. takes us home with herto say goodbye to her mother. Her father's distress becomes palpable.

It's just like this.