If I should stay, 
I would only be in your way. 
So I’ll go, but I know 
I’ll think of you every step of the way. 

And I will always love you. 

Bittersweet memories 
that is all I’m taking with me. 
So, goodbye. Please, don’t cry. 
We both know I’m not what you need. 

And I will always love you. 

I hope life treats you kind 
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed of. 
And I wish to you, joy and happiness. 
But above all this, I wish you love. 

And I will always love you. 

Letter left unsent

Dear best friend,

With Whitney Houston dying, I kept playing this song on repeat.  I didn’t realize until recently how relevant this song was to my life.  I would tell you all of this personally, but I know you don’t want to hear it; so I’ll just vent here in hopes that one day you’ll read it.  

I’m sorry.  I know that you weren’t fond of the decisions that I was making, but at the end of the day, I don’t think that’s what drove us apart. I could feel us drifting for awhile now. We were interested in different things, disagreed on many things, and we just didn’t have much in common anymore.  I hate to admit it, but I think you just outgrew me.  You’re achieving such great things and I understand that you just don’t have the time or energy to deal with my insecurities anymore.  Everything is slowly coming together for you and my only regret is that I won’t be there to watch your future unfold.  

It’s true when they say that not everyone is meant to stay in your life, sometimes they just make appearances.  But I am so glad that you made an appearance in my life.  You have undoubtedly changed my life for the better.  You have made me stronger, wiser, and more confident in myself.  In all that I accomplish in life, I will be thinking of you.  We had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, we had one of the strongest friendships ever.  Strong, but needless to say, not indestructible.  

Anyway, I know eventually you’ll find a new best friend, a better one than I could have ever been.  We’ll find love… have successful careers… and I’m sure that all of our wildest dreams will come true.  Even if we’re not by each other’s sides.  I’m not bitter anymore, I’m ready to move forward.  

I wish you the best of luck in all that you do, although I’m sure you won’t need the luck; you never did.

Love, 
Jeremy T.