shattered

a life suddenly shattered with a simple sentence. like a stone falling in a lake, sending small ripples that eventually turn into giant waves that take everything in their way. and everyone is looking in disbelief (they can't help it. morbid curiosity mixed with genuine concern unlike the feelings that surface when you drive by a gruesome car accident)... "how can it be? where did this come from? i'd never thought...". it's always this way. amputations are never painless...