"On and on the rain will fall…"

Dateline: I, A Statue

From the corner of her sunglasses, came a tear.

And I stood frozen.

From the perfect lipstick, came a quiver.

And I stood frozen.

From under the flowered blouse, came a sob.

And I stood frozen.

From a whisper, came, "db … "

And I stood frozen.

Until I saw her shaking, and then I took two steps and grabbed her arm and I told her in the softest voice I could bear, "It'll be OK," even though I didn't know what "it" was, or if "it" would in fact, be "OK."

But deep inside of me, this I knew, for many of us standing backstage at the B.A.S.S. weigh-in, how fragile we … Read Complete Story