For Czarra

Dear Angel,

I promised I would not cry when you finally walked away. I promised I would not shed one tear. I promised I would be strong, that I would not tremble nor whimper. And I promised that I would let you go.

I have kept that promise, Angel. I have honored my word. Not one tear has been shed. I have let out no sob, no whimper. I have remained strong. I have not trembled. Neither have I shook nor shivered. And I have let you go.

But now that I have kept my promise, my heart is broken. Holding back my tears has squeezed it of its life. My restraint has robbed it of its beat. And letting you go has shattered it.

ANGEL
LETTERS TO ANGEL