Forever After All

You loved the idea of me, but you never even truly knew me

you loved the idea of me. You loved the idea of a woman that didn’t know who you were, that wasn’t familiar with your world. You enjoyed seeing the world through my eyes. It was new to you, and you thrived on it. But you never loved me.”

I turn and walk away, every fiber of my being longing for him to stop me.

He doesn’t

Love… it doesn’t listen to reason.”

you end up giving more of yourself than you get back, you’ll end up a shell of yourself, depleted,

My love for her is what prolonged her pain

None of that broke her. But this did. Love did

I can’t take away her control the way so many others in her life have. So I’ll stand back. I’ll let her handle her business, and if she needs me, I’ll be right behind her

I’ve never been happier than I am today, yet this happiness feels fleeting, and I’m terrified I won’t be able to hold on to it

It gives me hope, and hope is the most cruel emotion of all