Got to give it all up, the pain, the hurt, the anger and make room for lovely things to rush in and fill you… — Toni Cade Bambara

Then the silence. A whole generation silent

She would not break her discipline to comfort herself in a shallow way. Would no more break discipline with her Self than she would her covenant with God.

Take away the miseries and you take away some folks’ reason for living. Their conversation piece anyway.