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I can’t picture it with a different person every day That doesn’t feel like a life That feels like a hotel

I knoants it so badly And it kills ive it to hi toas possible "I wish I could believe it, but I can’t"

"But, Rhiannon--"

I’ now It’s too uy I uy every day, if the inside was the outside--there’s a good chance I could love you forever This isn’t about the heart of you--I hope you know that But the rest is too difficult There irls out there who could deal with it I hope there are But I’, too I , too

"So…what?" she asks "This is it? We stop?"

I shake my head "I want us to be in each other’s lives But your life can’t keep derailing o to school and go to prorateful--truly grateful--not to be with Justin anys"

"You can’t do that for me the way I can do that for you?"

"I can’t I’m sorry, but I can’t"

And I don’t want him to do it for me, either I don’t We are not worth that

"Rhiannon…," A says But then it stops there As if he’s finally realizing what the truth is And what it ue about it for hours For days We could keep co to this bench, A in a different body each time It wouldn’tto know it, too

I lean over and kiss hio," I say "Not forever But for now Let’s talk again in a few days If you really think about it, you’ll come to the same conclusion And then it won’t be as bad Then we’ll be able to work through it together, and figure out what co next It just can’t be…"

"Love?"

No "A relationship Dating What you want"

I stand up I have to go now Not because I’ to changeand failing

"We’ll talk," I promise

"We’ll talk," he says It’s a statement, not a promise

I hover there I don’t want to leave it like this