Smiles…. Like ripples in a pond are brilliant when young, and radiate in all directions. But are faint and fleeting in the grand scheme of things. Eventually the pond returns to its stoic calm wondering if the cause of the smile was ever really real to begin with….
poeticice 
As far as my life is concerned, happiness, love, relationships were all illusions. The only “real” is suffering, disillusionment, pain, heartbreak, loss and death.
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That’s exactly what I’m learning. The hard way.
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I am so very sorry because I remember when you two looked so very happy, especially you.
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