"You always seem to find yourselfreading yourself into their words.When they talk about the..."

“You always seem to find yourself

reading yourself into their words.

When they talk about the warmth

inside of their body, you think of

the warmth that they have

stored inside of you. This is not

a way of moving on, and this

is not a moment that has

been made for you. This is

a wake-up call. A 3 a.m.

confession of what life could

have been like if they would have

just stayed and fought for you

instead of fighting against

the love that you surrendered

when you thought that this

was the only way of keeping

what you have become used to.

But now that they are gone,

and there are no signs of returning,

you know that their absence

is something you have to

grow familiar with,

instead of grow against.”

- "In-between the lines," - Colleen Brown