Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.

People hide the truth because they're afraid.

But no matter what was going on in our lives, I could imagine lying beside her in bed at the end of the day, holding her while we talked and laughed, lost in each other's arms

The pieces all fit together. Yet everything was falling apart.

It was inevitable for people to try to create a sense of normalcy in a place where nothing was normal. It helped one get through the day, to add predictability to a life that was inherently unpredictable.

You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.

That's how I always want to remember my time with you. Like a pure white light, breathtaking to behold.