I fell in love with someone who gave me everything. He held me closer than I'd ever known, and right there - breathing in his musk, I was not afraid. I was indestructible. But he didn't love me, and it broke my heart. People are not safe havens.
I fell in love with someone who took everything. He left me empty-handed, but with a few scars to show for it. The apologies came in fistfuls, and my forgiveness never did. He loved me, and it broke my heart. But people are not prisons, either.
I've had to try and fail at love in a million ways, but you learn to fall apart gracefully. People are just people, and you are in control of your life.