

Long Enough It's been a while, hasn't it?Long Enough by ~Jaythorne
It hasn't been a long time, but it's been enough. Enough time has passed. I'm not really grieving anymore, but it still hurts. You said it always will, and a part of me hopes you're wrong.
I don't want it to always hurt.
But it's been long enough.
Long enough for me to wonder if you think of me still.
Long enough for me to wonder if the pictures of us are still wedged in the cracks of your mirror, or if our prom picture is still sitting on your desk, or if your ring is still sitting on the counter in the bathroom.
Has it been long enough?
I have changed a lot since I saw you last. But you couldn't know tha


Not Quite Alive I'm not quite dead today.Not Quite Alive by ~Jaythorne
Not when I woke up and took my first conscious breath of the morning
nor when I opened my eyes to stare at my ceiling.
Not even when you were the first thought that came to my mind
even though I have no right to think of you anymore.
The dark circles under my eyes are the first thing I notice
in the mirror, evidence of the many, many, many sleepless nights.
I'm not quite dead today, yet I'm not quite alive.
I'm not quite alive when I know my heart is still beating,
yet it feels so hollow and empty without your love to fill it.
I'm not quite dead as I force my legs to move,
pushing forward even tho