QUOTE : Because it was raining outside the palace <br />Because there was no rain in her vicinity<br /><br />Because people kept asking her questions <br />Because nobody ever asked her anything<br /><br />Because marriage robbed her of her mother <br />Because she lost her daughters to the same tradition<br /><br />Because her son laughed when she opened her mouth <br />Because he never delighted in anything she said<br /><br />Because romance carried the rose inside a fist <br />Because she hungered for the fragrance of the rose<br /><br />Because the jewels of her life did not belong to her <br />Because the glow of gold and silk disguised her soul <br />Because nothing she could say could change the melted music of her space <br /><br />Because the privilege of her misery was something she could not disgrace <br />Because no one could imagine reasons for her grief <br />Because her grief required no magination <br /><br />Because it was raining outside the alace <br />Because there was no rain in her vicinity.