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Deep down she had known that he loved what she represented rather than who she was.
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She was drawn to damaged souls like a moth to a flame.
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The emptiness made her insides ache.
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“You drive me crazy!" "You were always crazy. I just highlight it.”
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After night comes day. After death comes life. Even at your darkest time look around because you are never really alone. You are loved.
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Suddenly they were dancing, holding each other tight, moving in circles that symbolised their relationship, both afraid to let go, both willing the song to continue while silently their insides tore.
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People wasted so much time seeking out the love of their lives in the shape of a partner, when the truth was that for most the real loves of their lives were their children – and everyone else was dispensable.
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It's funny how the world works, how we win and lose, how we can never really know what's ahead though we never stop planning. How we survive and move on. There's a sadness that comes with survival, but also more joy to be had.
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But pain is hard to put into words and in life there is always pain. It’s as natural as birth or death. Pain makes us who we are, it teaches us and tames us, it can destroy and it can save.
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Only one person in the room didn't cry that day and it was the man hunched on a chair, singing passionately from the darkest corners of his soul.