the most incendiary of verse/naive of assumptions/skewed of perceptions/awkward of misunderstandings/desperate of desires for unequivocal esteem.

2/20/08

Dear Dustin,

I know we weren't really friends, but the fact that someone around me could be as desperate and lonely as you must have been breaks my heart. I'll never know why this happened or what you were feeling at the time, but I can't help thinking that if you saw how much people care about you, and what an impact you've had on everyone here, things might have turned out differently. You're in our thoughts, and I mean that.

Love always.