aloof, adj. It has always been my habit, ever since junior high school, to ask that question: “What are you thinking?” It is always an act of desperation, and I keep on asking, even though I know it will never work the way I want it to.

yearning n. and adj. At te core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.

She stays in the same spot, anchored by the profound, desperate loneliness of a bad relationship.

...because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.

But I had a feeling I wasn't supposed to find her that way. She was not a needle. This was not a haystack. We were people, and people had ways of finding each other.

I say good-bye to hope, but I also say good-bye to hope's disappointment.

only adj. thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.