. Begin Your Journey .: Any story can break your heart.

You and I were living like a love song
I feel so bad, feel so bad
That you’re gone;

I move, silently through the endless valley of night. Hooded and cloaked by the shadows that wrap around my soul. It clings to my skin, painting my body with it’s own contradictory ying-yang. The ground churns beneath my feet, and yet no trace of my presence lingers. It is masked by the silence of the woods. A silence that is deafening. It had been too long since my world weary muscles had been used to such extremes, and yet, here I was. Standing on the brink of eternity, watching as the end drew nearer. I could have saved them, all of them.

But I didn’t.

I do my best to forget about them, to forget the sounds of their screams. But each step, each sway of the wind carries with it a terrible burden. A price I cannot pay. I force myself to fade, to become just another face. Another stranger. I am nothing special, and I will not be missed. Of this, I am certain.

My eyes flutter closed for a single breath, and in that moment I can see history repeat itself. I sigh, and it is a haggard, tattered breath. One that carries the weight of a terrible burden. But this place is new, to them I am a no one. A stranger amongst a sea of faces, and this thought makes me smile. My eyes open quickly, emerald swirling in their depths. I attempt to smile, but it seems a forced gesture. Even my lips crack at the gesture, so I quickly dismiss it. I keep moving, until I cannot go any further. My head lifts, and for a moment there is a shroud of glory around me. But as quickly as it appeared it was gone. Leaving you to wonder if you’d imagined the whole thing.

I am surrounded by nameless faces, people I will likely never get to know. And for that, we should both be thankful. Odd thought isn’t it? That I can be surrounded by people, and have never felt more alone. Alone. Always and never.