"An Attempt Of Cathartic Healing" Dear Mom & Dad: I miss you both everyday it seems. Usually, I never have a day when I don't think about you at least once. I regret not valuing you both more when you were here. The sadness and hole inside of me from you both being gone, is a cavernous pit I try not to fall down regularly, as when I do my sanity and sobriety are vicariously hanging by a very thin rope. Instead I've become the person that always tells his peers, and those whom are lucky enough to have their own parents around still, to truly value the company of them while they can. I do so with sincerity in my heart in pursuit of preventing the feelings of deep loss and regrets that I now personally hold. Some days are harder than others, as is the case for all of humanity, but I want you to know Im trying to persevere and become the man both of you always knew I could be. I don't know where Im heading, as has always been the case. Yet, I remain optimistic even in my most dreary days, as I have hope that someday soon I will be able to live my life to it's fullest potential and make you both proud of who I actually am. With eternal love, -"S"