@BabyStarCandy 18 December 2022 more from that month

When this happens, when love leaves , I need you to remember one thing: You were someone before them. Yes, you were. Don’t you remember? You laughed before that corner booth you shared at midnight that one Saturday night. You mattered before they told you how much you meant to them. You had value before they turned to you for the first time for support. You loved before them. You were a friend before them. You were a son or daughter before them. You were inspired before them. You breathed before them. You were yourself long before you learned their name or how they take their coffee or their favorite stores or the song that makes their eyes light up like the Fourth of July. And most importantly, you are still someone after them. This isn’t it for you. The defining moments and people and places don’t always have to last to make a lasting impression. Sometimes, their brevity makes them matter more. So please know that it’s okay you loved so deeply for it to turn to ashes. That doesn’t make it less real. So as you move forward and heal and let them go, remember what they taught you, but also remember who you were before them. They do not define you.You do. You were someone before them. Never forget that. (collectiveworld)