Castle Shima

::: Tower View :::
Hold Me
This came to mind after yesterday's tragedy at Virginia Tech.

All he wanted.

All he wanted was for someone to care about him. Someone to hold him. Someone to warm him.

Nobody would.

When we hold each other in the darkness, it doesnt make the darkness go away. The bad things are still out there. The nightmares are still walking.

When we hold each other, we feel-- not safe, but better. "Its all right," we whisper. "I'm here. I love you."

And we lie, "I'll never leave you."

Just for a moment or two, the darkness doesn't seem so bad. When we hold each other.
-- John Constantine from Hold Me. Written by Neil Gaiman.

Hold tight to your loved ones. They may be gone in that wee blink of an eye.

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* If I should fall to rise no more,
* As many comrades did before,
* Ask the pipes and drums to play
* Over the hills and far away.
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