When I told you I would always love and care for you, I meant it.

At the end of what we were, you were no longer the person I said it to.

I am not in love with you, but I'm in love with your shadow.

I know what I meant when I said it, and I'll always stand by it.

At a certain point, I learned that I was not speaking to you or the person you used to be.

I was talking to the soul that would tell me the same in due time.

I had just hoped you were housing that soul for this lifetime.

And it was nobody's fault I loved the idea of you and not who you were.

And that's all it was.

Simple misunderstanding, simple incompatibility.

I do not fault you for that.

But the choices you made are inexcusable.

The complex series of steps and procedures you chose to apply

were fully within your control.

And I'm glad you took responsibility for most of that.

I've made peace with it long ago, and I still stand by what I told you.

I still care for you and wish you well.

I know you are deserving and capable of it.

I am still in love with the soul I once saw in you.

And I hope that you find peace too.