The Things We Leave Behind

It’s funny — every time I’d go, I only really thought about my own future, on the things that laid ahead. On the new experiences, the new people, the new environments. It never occurred to me that elsewhere, someone else was trying to fill the gaps I used to fit into so effortlessly.

A List Of Ways I Learned To Get Over You

I started talking to new guys. I let myself imagine futures with them, even if the “future” was just a week away. Even if it was just a few seconds. I let myself feel things I hadn’t let myself feel since you. I let myself hope.