When You Disappeared

by John Marrs

if you scratch the surface of something perfect, you’ll always find something rotten hidden beneath.

It was better to remain on my island than drown in somebody else’s sea.

But I knew eventually it would fail me. Everything that makes you happy eventually disappoints.

But the greatest moments of your life are exactly that – just moments. And by their design, moments don’t last.

Holly was right. To anyone who ever gave you confidence – you owe them a lot.