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 the bitch 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.