Things to remember.

People do not always turn out to be the people you think they are.

Don't trust to easily, expect nothing.

Motivate yourself, depend on yourself, rely on nobody.

Love yourself above all, trust your instincts.

It is okay to have your guard up.

Learn to accept yourself for who you are,

so nobody can bring you down.

Give your all,

but don't expect it to be given in return.

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

Realize that people change and sometimes leave you behind.

Don't be the one that gets left behind.

Change can be for the better or for the worst,

always make it better.

Sometimes life does you dirty,

learn to play fair even when it gets messy

& rise up higher than ever.

See you in the clouds.

(Big shout out to the ones that have been keeping me on point. You guys are awesome & I appreciate it beyond words.)

That's love.

So, one thing I have learned about love. It's wonderful. It can build you up to make you the best that you can be... and then it can be oh-so-hard. It can make you so happy yet so mad. It can bring tears of joy and tears of pain. It can sometimes take turns that you don't realize or don't want to take. It can be a a short street or a small little avenue.. bringing you to other fascinating places. It can lead you to long winding roads that bring you back to the same spot, or even make you feel like you took a couple steps backwards. All I know about love right now is... as much as two people can be in love, there comes a time where somebody has to take a step back and realize what is going on. When things start to hurt and you feel like you've tried so hard, but you still don't want to give up... that's love. When you realize you love somebody so much that you're willing to let go and let fate take its course once again... that's love.

I truly believe that if this is what we're meant to be then one day we will be. I've convinced myself to leave you alone because I don't know what else to do. I haven't lost in hope in us; I only know that this is what I have to do now. I realize that I've been pushing and pushing and I don't want to be the cause of us ending up hating each other. I don't want to be bitter of what we had because I know what we had was real.

It breaks my heart...

But that's love. and that's life.

I wish always the best for you and me... even if there can't be a you & me right now.

"Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead."