i knew that you'd not come back once you left and that's why i stayed silent. i knew i had already lost, long before. i am hurting more than ever, i am losing all of my grounding, my footing and it is becoming more and more visible. i'd rather stay still than really say how painful it is, because i don't want to give anyone the satisfaction of knowing how bad they move me, what they move me to do.
but i am moved. beyond recognition, and through graveyards and old ghosts and things i thought i'd never see again. now i have reminders all over the place of how i've failed.