August 5

The calendar shows today is August 5. Really just another day. Only it isn't. Five years is a long time. It's also a grain of sand. Grief is among the strangest of emotions. It doesn't so much fade or weaken with the passing of time; we simply grow accustomed to it. The loss is everpresent. August 5 was a Friday five years ago. A hot, unforgiving Friday. This time around the sun it's a Thursday, still hot, still muggy and predictably unforgiving. August 5 is just another day. Only it isn't.