E@L's sleepwalking mum's tough questions at 5am:
"Why are we here?"
"Is this where we are meant to be?"
"What are we supposed to do?"
~~~~~~~~~~~
"I don't understand," she sighed as she settled under the sheets.
~~~~~~~~~~~
E@L's superficial knowledge of Epicurean philosophy, nicely explained he thought, got her back to bed but obviously didn't help ease her existential concerns.
~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~
His sister, with her own issues, deals with their mum's fading lights every day and every night while E@L cavorts in sultry climes.
E@L