ACCEPTING

You always used to tell me that maybe I need to get comfortable with the idea of being alone. You said I should try to spend more time in silence not talking to or needing anyone.

All this time later and I am finally taking your advice.

It hurts to let go. The quiet can be really lonely. But I remember every word you ever said to me. I have started to withdraw. Maybe more than you meant. Maybe from everyone all together. Maybe I have realized solitude is easier anyway.

There are people who used to want to talk to me every day. I do not speak to them anymore.