A year passed by ever so quickly,
Yet, I could still feel the warmth of your embrace.
So tight, I thought I died,
But then, I didn't.

Even on this day, I wish I had,
For in my mind, I wondered,
How am I supposed to live
Without you in my life?

I remember not returning your embrace,
Not because I didn't want to,
But because I didn't want
To deal with it, yet
In my mind, I still think it isn't real,
That you'd leave and go on with your life
Without me in it.

I sound so selfish, don't I?
How badly I wanted to say,
"Don't leave me; I still need you here."
I will always need you.
But I stood my ground,
I want you to be happy,
And happiness isn't with me,
So with a shaking voice, I said, "go."

And off you go,
To build a...