Time to pay the price...

As he discovered, the path to sanity is a precarious, complex journey. He, perhaps not so obviously, wants to purge himself of something that has been so inherently part of him, gripping his every thought and action, that he wonders if in the deep recesses of his mind, he will mourn the loss of this old friend that has been by his side for years. The excitement, the late night talks. The bargaining and the drama of it all. What exactly is life without it? A quiet whisper. A friend that doesn't talk, but can sit with you in silence without it being awkward. A slight smile. A sigh of relief. A moment of peace that never stops.