Hi, Pain –

This isn’t what I expected. This isn’t what I planned for. You’re here so much more than I imagined because you filled in the spaces that others left vacant. I never thought my life would look like this. And I’m tired of people telling me to create a new picture of happiness. I painted that image once before. I don’t have the energy to start over and I already used up all my favorite colors. For once, can someone else make art out of this mess?