the bitter end Quotes

“there were times i watched my father bruise his knuckles, knocking on his own front door, feet planted on a welcome mat he was no longer welcome to stand on & there were times i watched my mother sink so low into her mattress, i was afraid we’d never save her from the box spring monsters & for awhile, i didn’t know what that other kind of love looked like. not until i knew you. the kind that lasted longer than three months & stuck around even when it felt like there was nothing more i could possibly give. i found that in you. & i am so sorry for holding onto it for far longer than i had any right to. but i couldn’t help it. you made love seem like it was worth something.”
― Kaliane Faye, the bitter end