I’ve lost so many people. Some I left on purpose and never looked back. Some were taken from me, and I never said good-bye.

I wanted proof, not promises.

He would bear scars because of me, as I carried them for him.

There are quiet ways to die where the body just doesn’t notice that the heart is gone.

Not just when its easy. All the time.

More than most, I know the pain of surviving.

Because I love you.' It was easy to say it this time now that I understood what it meant. Then I quoted his own words back to him. 'Not just when it's easy. All the time.