Sometimes slow change is good for the soul


Much has changed in his world. He knows exactly why that is.

All that has changed is private.

And they both long to keep it that way.

Most everything else remains unchanged and that is hardest to maintain.

When the endless teasing and harassments come, he must endure.

When the invasive questions come alongside the pushiness or coldness of those he works alongside daily, he knows this too must remain unchanged.

But the hardest to endure is what must remain unchanged between them.

No looks, touches or words can be different.

Behind closed doors, what has changed has become golden