Break ups are hard because you have to give up on something you've been fighting for. It's like surrendering in a war. You can't win, and you know that. So you surrender. You have to give up the fight. You have to put away the pictures and the love notes. You have to move on. You surrender yourself to sadness and you succumb to the pain. After all those months, all those years, your fight is over and you didn't win. You fought for each other for all the time in the world. You fought to be together and you fought through every little argument because it was what you needed. Your fight is over and you have to go back to your station and wait for something else to fight for. You have to sharpen your swords and reload your guns. You have to prepare yourself for a new war, and all the while you still grieve the last.
