Just when you think you're doing okay, 
just when you think your life might finally be headed in the right direction, 
someone from your past walks by in the grocery store. 

They don't have to be someone who was particularly special or important to you or your life at any point. 

They don't even have to be a friend. 

Regardless of who they are, 
they never fail to remind you that your life is *not* actually ok--
it's in shambles, 
and suddenly that oh-so-genuine smile on your face 
cuts into you like so much shattered glass, 
because your life ***** 

and nothing you have done up to this point can actually change it at the end of the day.