Irony

Irony

Life is series of interrelated ironies.

What we think now will have a totally different meaning in some future time. Most of what we know now will mean something different in the future.

Our relationships turn around, seemingly every instant, disrupting what we think and what we see. Sometimes years go by and we find some small bit of information which casts every previous action into doubt.

Out past the edges of the familiar there comes the instant realization that the past in which we wrap ourselves is a dark mirror for the other person. Serious devastation caused by a moment's weakness. Our mistake caused the troubles. Hiding the mistake only made it worse as there were dozens of times in their past where one more open secret wouldn't have stood out of place.

Sadness is the only real companion, the most trusted friend. All of the unresolved thoughts, dreams, and plans stay close under the fold. Missed chances are so obvious in the waning years. Caught in a web we made, healing ourselves where we can, when we can. Peeking out through the shades and trying to move beyond the current irony into the next iteration.