this morning #2302.

this morning, he started explaining why he had no choice but to go & i don’t know…before he was finished, something came over me. next thing i knew, i’d fallen to my knees. wrapped my arms tight around his legs & held on for dear life. he let out an oversized sigh. halfheartedly tried to wriggle out of my grasp. i looked up at him with the saddest face i could muster & he just laughed. that got me to let go. broke me a bit. i fell backwards onto the floor & stayed there, my focus fixed on the ceiling as he went from room to room gathering up his stuff. i knew that he was making the right decision. still wished that he’d reject common sense for once & stay, even if only for a little longer. it didn’t happen though. he leaned down. said goodbye in a quiet voice. silence was my reply.