And she said: ‘I want a reason. Just give me one reason, please, just one GODDAMN REASON!’
‘I can’t give you a reason.’
‘Times change, circumstances change, people move on . . .’
Maybe, she thinks, and turns the radio on. Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony, roaring full blast. Louder!
You know that’s the one which was written as a stark reminder about things that happened, things that must never ever happen again.