through the walls i hear my neighbors arguing and shouting profanities, constantly. the family seems so unhappy, so angry. i think about their lives and wonder how they allowed life to leave them...in a trap. i wonder if they were ever happy. i wonder how they initially met. was it through a mutual friend or perhaps at a bar. i wonder if when they met they were filled with excitement and promise. if when they had their first child, they were beaming with happiness. i wonder if they ever imagined they would one day be at each others throats and seemingly miserable. i wonder if they hate one another. if they blame one another. if they ever think about leaving one another. if their children ever feel as though they are burdens.
life is so precious, so beautiful. how have they lost sight of that?