The Bargainer

It all started with that damn ‘What if…?”
What if it wasn’t so hard to let go? What if we didn’t have to? What if we never sunk our claws deep in the first place? What if we are not meant to own, to possess, to claim right to another human? Mine? Yours? What if we stopped trying to so desperately hold on to other people? What if we just enjoyed the souls that came into our lives for the seasons they were designed to come for? What if we learned from them, shared with them, loved them and then we simply… gracefully… and with great gratitude… let go? What if…