Seems I'm not alone at being alone...

dear catherine,

my life began when i found you. and i thought it had
ended when i failed to save you. i thought that hanging
on to your memory was keeping us bothalive. but i was wrong.
a woman named theresa showed me that if i was brave
enough to open my heart, i could love again, no matter
how terrible my grief. she made me realize i was only
half-alive. it scared me and it hurt.

and i didn't know how much i needed her until the night
i watched her fly away. when that airplane took off,
i felt something inside of me tear away. and i knew.
i should have stopped her. i should've followed her home.

and now tomorrow, i'm going to sail to the windy point
and i'm going to say goodbye to you. then i'm going to
go this woman and see if i can win her heart.
if i can, i know you'll bless me and bless us all.
if i can't, then i'm still blessed because
i've had the privilege of loving twice in my life.
she gave me that. and if i tell you i love
her as much as i loved you, thenyou'll know the whole story.
rest in peace, my love.

garrett