And now, racked with sobs, I was forced to acknowledge too late, much too late, that I too had loved, that I was capable of suffering and that I was human after all.
If I could come over here every day and howl and drool and have Mom wrestle me into submission like I'm possessed by a Catholic devil, I could sleep like a baby at night. If I could feel her light fingers gripping the back of my neck and be assured that I'm still holdable, then I might be able to function in this world.
I love too intensely and I'm consumed by my own love (analysis, jealousy, doubt)—so much so that when I'm in love, I always end up slightly extinguished and saddened. When I love, I become harsh, serious, intolerant. A heavy shadow settles over my relationships.