You were always the first thought on my mind when I woke up, and the last thing I saw when I closed my eyes before drifting off to sleep. After we parted ways I couldn't make your memory disppear. So I'd fight every night with the sandman and every morning with the rising sun. Until one morning I woke up and my only thought was how well rested I felt. It was a couople of days before I realized I had finally forgotten you. I had resigned myself to living with the scars you left me. Sometimes I would even run my fingers over them just to feel like I had you back even if it only lasted a few short seconds. When I looked in the mirror I suddenly realized my scars were healing. For the very last time I ran my fingers over my wounds, and when I didn't shed a tear I opened my eyes and all the past reminders of you were gone. Looking in the mirror I met the person I had always dreamed of being, the survivor I had been fighting to become, the woman that no longer needs you!

11/20/2011