Give Grief its maiden pasture

I'm trying to find a suitable frame for
Minab's victims.
How should I choose what torments me most?
It's not enough to suffer other people's losses.
We must also live it.
The other paradigm, indifference?
A frozen word I've spilled into dustbin.
Reverence for words.
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