When Love Wrecks

Eventually I will get sick of this subject, but for now it's a needed purge. Love is so ridiculously powerful that when it fails, it demolishes the dreams that were built on it. Like a pounding sledgehammer, each memory pummels your soul. Every plan made. Every secret shared. It all harasses you and tears down your resolve.

Try as you may to escape the painful memories, they haunt you. Does it help to shut the memories down? Forget what was said? Good luck with that. It may work for a while. You can even replace the person, but there is residual dust from the demo before.

After Hurricane Michael, there were a lot of damaged buildings that came down in our town. Once demo began, there was so much residue in the air my allergies were triggered regularly. It was hard to breathe or have a normal life. Normal was gone, in so many ways.

Same thing here. When love leaves, that's just the beginning. It's what is left behind that hurts the most. But unfortunately, it's not my first rodeo. I will set my face like flint and move forward. That's where the rest of my life is waiting...maybe even the best part! In the future. Or maybe in this very day. Carpe diem!