UP

guns in the basement. Stolen guns in the trunk of my car. Wrapped in

bath towels and hidden beneath some carpet. Wraps my stolen youth

something warm and colorful. Nobody I know smiles when people take

pictures. In so many ways, we pass the sadness down

facial indicators. Incubators of unhappiness. Sink your saviors. They

will not learn how to swim, and it should not come as a surprise that

they do not know how to lead

they are secret keepers and rule followers.

does not add up.

are not rule followers. Your heroes weren't –

then, you aren't your heroes,

you?