It is often difficult to identify the exact moment that your life falls apart
In most cases, it is not a one-shot deal
If you ask most people who have had the experience of losing everything they love or believe in
They will probably say it was not one telephone call or one letter
One revelation or realization that caused the collapse of life as they knew it

I now understand that my life fell apart one piece at a time
Piece by piece, one experience, one situation, and one circumstance at a time
Until I found myself standing in the midst of a heap of broken promises, splintered relationships and shattered dreams
It is not a place I ever imagined I would find myself again, after I had gotten through it the first and second time

The breaking down into pieces of a life is a painful thing to watch and even more painful to endure
Even more devastating is that as your life begins to unravel
Day by day, piece by piece
There is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it
You see what is happening
You know what is happening
And you want anything other than what is happening to happen