God do I miss you. I dream of you now more than I have nightmares. And if you remember how often those were, you must be in shock. Sometimes it feels like my heart is actually beating out your name. In the silence your name roars so loud I fear I will go deaf. When I’m with friends it’s much quieter, and yet you’re still with me. So much so that all of my friends know who you are and have heard about you so much they probably know you more than most people you know. I remember the pain, the anguish of our past. I have not forgotten, and it’s because I won’t forget that I can know that I still love you and only you. We had issues, we fucked up royally, you hurt me more than any partner ever has. And I forgive you, and want your forgiveness for hurting you. I think of you every day, I wonder how you are—if you’re safe and eating well, if your medical issues have come back—I think of you and I don’t want to refocus on the task at hand. Of course I do, and I live my life. I have fun, and I am killling it in school, I have worked so hard on myself to grow and mature. My life has continued on in this year without you. My life will continue on even if you never return to me, even if we never get a chance to try again, my life will continue on. As will yours. And fuck, I am so proud of you, PK, for all that you’ve accomplished this past year. I love all the strides you’ve made, the work you’ve done, the things you’ve accomplished. I am so very proud of you and hope that you see how amazing you are. I see it. I see you. I see you and I love everything about you. If I could go back in time and tell myself only one thing, I would tell myself to trust you and trust how I feel about you and to let go of my past before I lose you. Obviously I can’t do that. I can move forward know that to be true. Jonathan, my PufferKnuckle, I love you. I trust you. And I’m here, waiting for you to give me another chance. And this time, I won’t screw it up. I love you.