All Your Firsts Without Me

by L.M. Terry

He is my soulmate. His sunshine saved me from the dark.

“You are my sunshine. Without you, I cannot bloom,”

“Please let someone love you when I’m gone.”

I’m not going anywhere. I’ll always be here waiting for you.

You’re doing it, April. You’re living and that, my dear, makes me the happiest man in the heavens.

Today I’m saved yet again. By another man. Not better, not lesser, but equally as good.

Live long and live well my beautiful pebble. It’s time for me to let you go.

I am the preface. The beginning of a beautiful love story, but unfortunately my chapters are short and limited. But her love story is far from over, I know this, I feel it deep inside my heart.

“You’ll look back on this day and you’ll thank your lucky stars for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.”