It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down.

That is all that happened. Why did you hear something else?

It's important to be aware of how we treat others. Even though someone appears to shrug off a sideways comment or to not be affected by a rumor, it's impossible to know everything else going on in that person's life, how we might be adding to his/her pain. People do have an impact on the lives of others; that's undeniable.

How can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?" "It was love because it was worth it.

A lot of you cared, just not enough.

Don't give up on me now. I'm sorry. I guess that's an odd thing to say. Because isn't that what I'm doing? Giving up?

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.