Originally posted June 25, 2011 I thought I was happy. I thought I had what I wanted. You came into my life and showed me the emptiness inside me. The realization of it took my breath away. I thought it had already been banished to far corners. Just your strong presence brought it back to the surface. Part of me wanted to flee while another part of me wanted to sit and bask in your shadow. Your touch, both the sting and the caress, threatened to overtake me. It gave me a taste of something never afforded me before. The void was a gaping hole I felt trying to swallow…