You're gone. truly, fully, seriously, and utterly gone. Over time, I got used to your presence. like a parasite that you don't want to be rid of. I gave you a chance to make it right, but it wasn't all there as it was before. Sorry doesn't fix a broken bottle, and it cannot put my heart back in my chest. I thought that I would miss you more than I do, and at first, I did. I soon realized that I did not miss you. I missed the thought of you that I created in my head. Unfortunately, no matter how much you cry and you beg the gods to give mercy to your soul, what starts must end, and all good things stop sooner. No god nor mortal can prevent death, not the literal death of a person or creature, or the metaphorical one that happens to all of us when someone leaves. When all else fails, you cannot expect everyone to stay. Not your boyfriend, who you said that you loved mere weeks after meeting, not your closest of friends, not your dog. everyone leaves eventually, whether it is in or out of their control. you both can't attend each others' funerals, and when all else fails, you'll end up alone.