when you love someone, you hold their hand. you hold onto them, and you keep them in your heart. you ignore the thought that what you're actually holding into right now is only temporary. living in such a moment, you would never even think that you would lose your grip until the time comes when you, or they, decide to let go.

they say you're likely to get hurt the moment you start to care. if the pain outweighs the happiness in a relationship, you might as well let go of the pain. is this how you'll know you'll have to let go? can something so valuable as love can be discarded just as easily?

perhaps you'll never know the time to let go because you'll never accept it. you just deal. but whenever we do, we find ourselves holding a different hand other than the one whom we let go. we can't be certain with what life throws in our way. if we find ourselves blessed enough to hold the hand we've let go of before, we may see a familiar face, but the way you hold each other will never be the same as it was. we may even find ourselves holding someone else's hand.

to those who hope and still see in the eyes of a hopeless romantic; to those who know how to forgive and forget; to those who have been brave to commit; and those who have learned the meaning of unconditional love... it is a choice. a choice to stick with your earlier decision to love the person you've chosen no matter what. it's exceptionally difficult in a world full of hurts, fears, dishonesty and lust.

enough is enough when you say it is. i've had my share of pains, knowingly or not. but i made a choice to see my story end. and most of the time, you leave it to an open ending-- an ending w/c is usually a happy one for both parties. it may not necessarily be favorable for the two of you, but it may just be what a couple needs even if they are no longer a together.

it's a miracle that no matter how many tears you cry, even if you feel like you've no more tears left, there's still more coming from your eyes. there are no farewells. you only say goodbye when everything is ok. when both of you have accepted your fates and happiness.