I have to move on.
I have to pack away these beautiful memories
Of touch and sight and sound and feel
Of kisses and long walks and longer nights
And instead
I have to focus on the future
And recognize that life is long
And unexpected.

My lovers and friends today
Might not be in my life tomorrow.
While strangers today
Might change my life tomorrow.  
And the lovers and friends of my past might show up again unexpectedly,
Weaving themselves into my future.
But for now
I will remember their strength, their love, their power, and all the ways they made me a better person.
And instead of feeling empty and heavy and sad -
Realize how lucky I was to know them.
For our lives to intersect
And then diverge again
To make way for new memories and experiences.

But I will never forget.
Just keep moving forwards
Since that is the only direction time allows.