Despite the rumors you may have heard, or the recent headlines you may have read, I can assure each and every one of you who bothers coming to my page in the hopes of any sign of life, that I am in fact alive, barely.

Isolation is often something that most of us crave, even unknowingly. When the pressures of the world become too much to handle, when an individual is swamped with responsibilities and the tasks of everyday living, one simply wishes to get away from everything, and everyone.

Even the people you care about most.


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A certain girl once asked a boy:
"Would you risk your life to pick a rare flower, that only grew on the side of a cliff for me?"

To which a reply was given:
"...I would not risk my life to pick you that flower, because I want to live. I want to live so that my eyes can see the look on your face when you smile at me. I want to live so that my ears can hear the sound of your cries when you're upset. I want to live so that my voice will always be there to console you when you're unhappy. I want to live so that my legs can take me to you whenever you need me. I want to live so that I can embrace you with my arms and warm you when you're feeling cold."

"But if one day you were to meet a man who you would choose over me, then on that day I shall climb that cliff... and bring you that flower."

Do you love me...?

Do you not know?