i am lost. this emptiness can't be all there is to it. one's hope is just as fragile as the proof of something better awaiting once you're done with getting stronger. i don't know if i am strong enough yet. i'm not sure if i've been through enough yet. is my suffering too little in comparison to others who experienced more pain, more grief, more loss, more desperation? am i just a broken vessel for someone's misplaced affection? is this emptiness all that i can create? if it's really all there's to it i would rather know for sure than be constantly misled by a non-existent cause. i am lost.