Our Way

by T.L. Swan

There should be an up-to-date dating manual you can download on the internet with cool things to say and do.

I drive up the highway with the headlights leading the way through the darkness. Never once do they second guess their direction. You turn them on, they do their job. Where are my headlights?

Dear Dr. Mercer, Your girlfriend is still feeling unhinged. It is best to avoid her for your own health and safety. xoxoxox

Unhingedddd

A song by Evanescence comes on. My Immortal.

“Love is love… until it isn’t.”

MY HEART BROKE..

Maybe when you love someone as much as I love you, fear is always present. An evil, waiting in the wings to steal happiness.

It’s this little game I play with myself every night. I call it the wheel of torture.

Every day, it’s like I play this little game with myself. How long can I act happy before I crack and have a complete meltdown?

“Burnout is the experience of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion, often caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations.”