The way sadness
works is one of the strange riddles of the
world.
If you are
stricken with a great s a d n e s s;;
you may feel as if you are set aflame- not only because of the
enormous pain, but also
because
sadness
s
p r e a d
s
over your
life
like smoke from an
enormous fire
You might find it difficult to see
anything but your own sadness
the way smoke covers a landscape with dizzying blackness
so for miles all we can see it a s h e s.
Happy things are tainted with sadness
The way smoke leaves its ashen colors and scents on everything
it
t
o u c h e
s
&&Even if someone pours
water all over you, you are d a m p
and d i s t r a c t e d
but not cured of your sadness
the way a fire department can douse a fire out
but the people who lived there will never recover from the
tragedy,,
-lemony snicket.
