Sometimes goodbye is the only way...

As he noticed you across the street, how you seemed happier than ever, how you seemed to have epitomised everything he is not - in that moment he was certain without a doubt, that sometimes solutions aren't simple, and the only thing you can do to stay intact, is to walk away. And so he did. He ran through the night, with memories of you rushing in his mind, reminding him that despite everything, he truly did love you, and the bond you shared will be something he'll be proud of forever. He is not afraid of the emotions that are ripping him apart, for he knows that in pain there is strength, and the path forward is always paved with thorns. The sun shall set as it forever has, and he will continue onward. Alone, yet never lonely, and with that same old grin on his face.