One Third of My Light Is Gone

"...And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened. And the day did not shine for a third part of it,, and the night in like manner." --Rev. 8:12

I have three sons. One of them is in the spirit world. On October 26, 2009, one third of the light in my life went out forever.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Falling Through the Cracks

Why was Maris so good at falling through the cracks?

He was quiet and did not talk much. He did not react to things in an obvious way. He seldom asked for anything.

People took advantage of the way he was.

The loud disruptive kids got all the attention.

In 8th grade, every time Maris did somethjing that his teachers found disturbing, such as carving messages into his skin, his psychiatrist would increase the dosage of the Zoloft he had been prescribed. Maris did not open up. so they increased his meds.

Why did everyone do this to him? Maybe Joan is right. Maybe there has been a curse on Maris all along.

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