Without Me

I'd led a selfish existence.

I liked who I was. Hell, I loved myself.

Women threw themselves at me, and I took what they offered without remorse. I promised them nothing. I sank my teeth into life, holding on to it like my very existence depended on it.

Time passed.

Women came and went.

The second I let my guard down and released the hold I had on life, what was my award for such carelessness?

A love so spectacular and heart-wrenching that it threw me for a loop. When I was in too deep to escape, my greatest fears became reality.

This is my story.

My downfall.

My salvation.