A Final Goodbye
about: arthur writes you one last letter tags: angst, mentions of death, illness, regrets an: another angsty lil piece i put together, i thought about what arthurs last words would be to his lover if he had to say goodbye
My girl,
Don't know what good writing this'll do, ain't like I expect you to read it. Ain't like I even have the courage to send it. But the words are sitting heavy in me, and I can't carry em no more. Maybe you'll find it someday, maybe you won't. Either way, it's yours.
I've been thinking about you more and more. Reckon that ain't too surprising. Dutch's hold on me don't compare to yours, yet I let you slip through my fingers like the damn fool I am. I haven't slept proper since the day you left, and maybe that's a sign of the regret I have. I miss you somethin' awful.
I think know you were right, about everything. About Dutch, about the gang. About me not being brave enough to let go of everything for my own sake. I wish I had listened to you, left when you told me to leave, maybe I wouldn't be dyin' like I am now.
I think back on the times we had, me and you, and I can only wonder what life would've been like if I had gone with you the day you left. I ain't mad, no, I could never hold it against you. You gave me something beautiful for as long as you could. It's my biggest regret, lettin' you go. I think it's what I deserve, truthfully. For all the blood on my hands. I always told you I wasn't a good man, but you believed I could be. Maybe we were both fools for that.
Death will come for me soon, and I'm scared. I don't think I've ever admitted that to anyone, not even a piece of paper. But I am. And I'll die wishin' I could see you again. As much as I want to be selfish, I know I ain't no good for you and that it's best if we stay our separate ways. I was never nothin' good to look at, but now I'm worse, and I'd hate for you to see me rottin'. I ain't a pretty sight.
I miss the way things used to be and I still live in them memories, they make all of this mess easier to put up with. I have to fight the urge to find you, know you're okay, even if it's in the arms of someone else, someone better than me. I hate even the thought, but it's what someone as good as you deserves.
Goddamn I miss you.
Forever yours,
Arthur M.




















