“[...] Friend, you are
who taught me that a difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one. Joy is just easier
to carry than sorrow, and you could lift a city
from how long you've spent holding
what's been nearly impossible to hold.
This world needs those who know
how to do that. Those who can find
a tunnel with no light at the end
of it and hold it up like a telescope
to show that the darkness contains
many truths that can bring the light
to its knees. Grief astronomer,
adjust the lens, look close. Tell us
what you see.”