i have lost a handful of great friends in the short period of time i call my life. amazing, unique, beautiful individuals who have so much heart and soul to offer to the world. i miss them more than anything, and it hurts me everyday to know that they aren’t a part of my life anymore, or worse, i’m not a part of theirs. life is full of obstacles that challenge our character every single day. it’s an on-going battle, and sometimes, losing is inevitable. your heart, your soul, your entire being takes a loss, even when you want nothing more than to hold on, but sometimes, the tighter you grip, the faster you lose what it is you’re trying so hard to hold onto. i try not to regret any of my decisions in life, especially ones i made when i was an entirely different person, but sometimes i really do wish that i could have a second chance with those people being who i am now, until i realize, they’re not who they used to be either. those every day battles make us into the people we are today, and i realize that even if it could be any other way, would i really want it to be? at that point in time, i was exactly what those people needed, as they were for me. life will continue on, and as it does, the pain will fade as it has done so already, but i will never in my entirety forget those wonderful people who once meant so much to me, and i do hope that they touch the hearts of many others as they have myself.
