​Oh life... ease up on us a little. We are not as we used to be; much has changed within us. Our hearts are weary, and our souls are exhausted, as if time has taken more from us than it has given. Our smiles are no longer as they were, and joy has become distant from us, Even sadness no longer shakes our hearts as it once did. Our old conversations have lost their flavor, and our eagerness has become a mirage. We have become strangers to ourselves, not knowing where we are or how we lost that familiarity. Today we are farther from ourselves than ever, as if yesterday was closer than we imagined. Something has taken us far away, as if death has snatched our souls and left our bodies wandering, estranged... We no longer know ourselves as we once did