Friend Tom Consilvio killed himself in 1991.
No one has told me he left an explanation.
I create my own.
With respect due to you and others.
Tom's suicide, a crucial bonding with his beloved teenage son Amos.
Amos had terminal cancer.
Tom hung himself so Amos would find him.
I imagine Tom saying,
"Amos, I love you so much.
I know you will understand.
I take my own life to honor you and yours.
To prove my love in this dramatic form.
To acknowledge your courage facing your own death.
To join you in this adventure.
To set the natural order of father before son.
And knowing you will show your brother and others how to live and die.
Amos, I love us as father and son."
A friend wants to help a docent-partner get more:
What I advised my BHS art and photo Kids,
If you want to diddle in the dark . . . ok
Otherwise, when looking and wanting to see-feel-think stuff:
Best to start with 'facts' - what is actually there?!
Do it over again until fuller.
You do get to decide if it's worth it or no!
