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They say the sea is actually black and that it merely reflects the blue sky above. So it was with me. I allowed you to admire yourself in my eyes. I provided a service. I listened and listened and listened. You stored yourself in me. Nothing had ever felt so right to me.
I see now that I was in pain and wanted others to feel it, too. This was my way of communicating.
Why would anyone set out to break the heart of someone he loved? Why would anyone intentionally cause that kind of pain? Why did people kill each other? Because they enjoyed it.
The pain involved in a premeditated broken heart would easily compare with a case of assault, and yet no court of law would recognize it as a crime. A broken arm heals.
Like a big flattened flower upon which my head rested. Rested. I looked peaceful. Beyond pain.
I was in a lot of pain, you see. But it had been caused by an abstract blade.