>i never gave "us" a chance.
>i knew the future wouldn't
>involve you, and i did
>not want to do anything
>rash. what would
>have been the
>sense of holding your
>hand and dragging you along
>for a ride made of
>bumps and potholes?
>i had so much
>baggage, and at times, it
>is still hard for me to unpack, but
>you wanted me to try,
>and try, i could not.

&

>you should have listened
>to me sooner. wasted
>time that could have been bottled
>in a mason jar and placed on ur night-stand
>for safekeeping. it's too late
>now; we are friends with
>a past that never had a beginning.
>we are old lovers
>who never fucked. we are
>lost souls yearning for
>love from individuals who
>look like "us."

this was such a mature & honest pieces. i wonder if you viewed the "relationship" like that at the time or was this hindsight?