I vacillate between tears and something else almost indescribable by not only the reality of Dave's long struggle and ultimate passing, but by the depiction in this image of a kind of love and devotion I also feel towards my beloved Damien, so shamelessly conveyed without restraint or apology, as it should be.

It's about as honest as anything I've ever seen before in my entire life, and it encompasses an entire time line in a way I've never experienced before. I feel both grateful to bear witness and also unnerved as a spectator to something so intimate, raw, and primal.

I understand this image in fundamental ways and feel a sense of honor simply to know the back story that gave birth to this moment. I am heartbroken and soothed by it at the same time because it is that big, and I thank you for flooding my entire consciousness with this.

All I could ever hope for is to be as lucky as either of you were in what you made and shared with not only each other but the world entire. This image represents grief, resolution, unquestionable love, peace, heartbreak, uncertainty, and a deeper sense of KNOWING than practically anything I've ever seen before. I'll never be the same.

I send you much love, good energy, and light.