Don

“I opened myself to you hoping it would be something more but like the others you closed the door when you got tired of the game”

“almost. almost there. almost enough. almost happy. almost you and me. almost: not quite; very nearly. very nearly together. not quite fast enough. not quite patient enough. not enough. i suppose that’s all it ended being. not enough. never enough. i was never enough. were we ever enough? enough for satisfaction? enough for time? almost, i guess. almost is like a pretty word to make you feel better about never. in the long run, you are alone. you were alone. i was alone. in the long run, you moved on. and i was left. alone. there is no almost about this. this is not pretty. this is not almost. this is never. never enough. never there. never.”

“Some people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them,” I said. “Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”