Just the other day I realized that all the little annoyances of life are beginning to stack up like a brick wall. There doesn't seem to be a way to begin disassembling that wall. It just keeps getting taller and thicker.

I come here today as is my habit; to see where I can lend a hand, give a word of encouragement... and I'm just overwhelmed by all the pain. I try... but my heart doesn't extend itself, my hand won't reach out, my mind refuses to work with me.

There's nothing I can do... not for you, not for me. The urge to crawl inside is there but I've been there. It's not a place I want to revisit. Yet, the door is open. The darkness, the nothingness beckons.

There's nothing you can do, either. The answers all lay in the shadows between the darkened doorway and the light. They glimmer, fade in and out with the vibrations of specters, taunting me, "catch me if you can." .............