civil wars

I compiled two lists. One of the list entailed all of my safety nets. The other looked weak in comparison. As weak as I would feel without my safety nets. My physical and emotional safety nets. My cynicism, my neuroticism. And then I wrote down five names on the weak side. Your names. My real safety nets. I knew immediately that they were the best ones. The best comfort is in the arms of others. The civil war has deepened, yet at the same time a clarity has risen in the depths of it all.