It's the day of the funeral... he left us so suddenly. Behind my sombre, subdued presence, I barely hide the unbearable weight of my true grief. You feel it too... I put myself to bed, only to finally collapse with the isolation I feel and succumb to my profound loss. But it's our profound loss. You, my step-son, need me as much as I need you this moment. In our desperate, shared desire to hold onto something - anything - while the world seems to be crumbling around us, our closeness and clinging turns to a greater form of intimacy. This is the total union we both seek. You want to lose you... Show more