But What If You Were The One?

But I should have swam.

I should have drowned trying.

Its a bad habit of mine.

Elliotts Dunning

Unfortunately, we didnt work quite so well in the real world.

Id like to think everything happens for a reason.

That maybe we couldnt make things work for us because they were never meant to.

But what if Im wrong?

I think I tend to tell myself the things I need to hear to move on.

Id rather lie to myself to be happy than break my heart with the reality of the situation.

Im so sure of myself in those moments, so sure of my decision.

I try so hard to push those memories away.

Not because I want to, but because I think I need to.

Theres no use in holding onto beautiful things if they only cut you with their sharp edges.

Theres no use in basking in a love thats gone stagnant.

But sometimes I cant help but wonder: what if you were The One?

I never really believed in soulmates until I felt the way we clicked.

We were so different, but somehow exactly the same.

It was like finding parts of myself I never even knew existed.

But there are strings that tie us together even still, bonds that I cant seem to break.

No match can burn this bridge we built, even as we leave it to rot.

Sometimes I wonder if we made the right choice.

But I should have swam.

I should have drowned trying.

And okay, maybe youre not The One.

Maybe nothing is ever meant to be.

At the end of the day, maybe I just miss you.

And this time, I would swim.