Wednesday, March 29, 2006

how to survive a train wreck

it is uncomfortable, watching a marriage disintegrate. you never know what to do with your eyes.
do you let them drift back and forth as though you are watching a tennis match? or do you look away?
"oh my, what's that over there?"
i am quite certain that the worst thing to do is to share a glance that suggests "aren't we the lucky ones?"
and "glad that's not us".
this is bad form.
no, i think the thing to do, since we are stuck here watching this deconstruction, is to close our eyes.
this saves our feelings and theirs.

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