&quot;How have you been?&quot; I asked, trying not to cry. &quot;I... I've been listening to all of your favorite songs.&quot; He paused for a minute. &quot;Look, you can't call me anymore. I'm sorry. Just... do what makes you happy.&quot; He hung up, and I whispered into the dead receiver, &quot;_What if I don't know what that is?_&quot; It's been a long time since then, since the first time my heart was ever really broken. For a long time, I didn't know what to do with myself - I just felt kind of empty, deflated. Directionless. It took a while for me to realize that the relationship I had been in for two years had not been good one - we hadn't been happy. And, even then, as I sat there with the silent telephone still in my hand, I wondered what happy really was. But, believe it or not, that heartbreak is what I now consider to be one of my defining moments. It was exactly what I needed to begin to figure out who I really was - separate from anyone else. I got to know myself. And, you know what? I really like her. 2008-03-18T00:37:22Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/24767 <p>Thanks guys! Exactly, this was that period in my life when I did a LOT of art and started to write poems and develop a personal style. And of course not, Storykeeper. I always appreciate your comments. :] (Sorry, rated my own story by accident&#8230;)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/24767?basename=49376 2008-03-18T00:37:22Z [pens&feathers] http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinblu <p>That&#8217;s exactly what it&#8217;s like! The event described in my poem led to a complete rebuilding of myself, developed my journalling habit, forced me to write nearly incessantly, imagine almost manically, and all around learn who the heck I was. I can relate to this completely. Beautifully written, as usual. You must get sick of me saying that, eh?<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/24767?basename=49306 2008-03-17T22:40:59Z Storykeeper of Fae http://ficlets.com/authors/smile <p>Thank you for entering! He changed you, it might have been a heartbreaker but the out come was for the great good.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/24767?basename=49158 2008-03-17T14:29:20Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>i love the last two lines. really powerful</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/24767?basename=48997 2008-03-16T22:30:03Z wytherwings http://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwings