Early Sunsets Over Merced

I feel extremely dehydrated. There must be some reason for this, but I can't think of a logical one at this point.

These thoughts leave my head aching. I keep coming back to the uncomprehending 'why'. I can't answer it, why that logic comes tumbling unbidden from your lips- which I used to so love. These cold thoughts can't be your own, and if they are, can I ever have said to know you?

Collateral damage. I hate that phrase, when incorrectly applied, when applied to people.

Life doesn't force you to do a triage of friends, categorizing some as worth preserving, and others as unworthy of their maitinence.

While I understand the logic, the words still sting. You say "acceptable loss", like it isn't even a matter of consideration, like a person is replacable, or expendable.


So, then, why?