Even if we have to let go.
When you care about someone you want them to stay... isn’t it? You hold onto things. You hold onto memories. You hold onto moments. You hold on for dear life, for fear that letting go will not only sever ties but sever the cords within you that keep you together. And it is in these painful moments that we realize sometimes we hold on too tight. Too long. Relationships are complex. As we grow up, we may sometimes grow apart. People deal with this in different ways. Some process it, while others continue with life as though nothing ever happened. Some feel stuck and others allow the bitterness of a love gone by to change them. This change is often not for the better. I often wonder if people actually mean what they say when the love is pure. I say this because when the juice is sour, they tend to forget those words. They forget the sweetness of a love gone by. Instead, they hold onto the bitterness. Their palat...