LOVE EMPTIED ME
I am writing this letter to tell you that I love you. And that is why I can't stay. My being here only causes you pain. I can see it in your eyes. Every time I touch you, you remember him. It hurts you to see me because you still love him, even though he is gone. You say you love me with your whole heart, but all I have to do is look into your eyes and know that you are lying. There is still a small space dedicated to him, and no matter what I do, it will always be there. I love you. And that is why I can't stay.
Her tears fell faster and faster. He had left her, just when she was learning to love again. Her first love had broken her heart, but it was almost completely repaired. She was ready to love him, and he left. Love wasn't supposed to be hard. It was supposed to fill her with happiness. These were the stories she had been told as a child. Now, her image of love was shattered. She no longer saw it as a blooming flower, but rather a wilted one. One that had had its life ripped away in the peak of its beauty. She no longer saw a dove, but a crow. One that picked away at life until all was dead. Love didn't fill her heart with happiness. It emptied it. And now, because of love, she was truly alone.