I see tonight that nothing has changed without me there. The same fire glows and the chairs have been filled with figures other than mine. And when I realized I was nothing anymore, I packed up the rest of the memories and hid them, even from myself. I allowed myself to fall apart tonight and wished that I was there simply for the fire to swallow me. Because the flames would hurt less than the night to come.

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PoesiaWe will get through this life by writing all words too afraid to say All written by Caroline Kirkland