no, photographs weren't the same. in that Graham is just about as old fashioned as Sieglinde is. a photograph is never as strong as the memory, the lingering ghosts of senses that never seemed to entirely fade. in the end that wasn't exactly foolproof, either. time faded most things. maybe it wouldn't take it away, maybe there would always be a few reminders left behind, yet they were bound to fade with time and distance until there was almost nothing left.
he can't tell if that makes this better or not. that she will forget mostly everything about him sooner, or later. it may be better for Sieglinde, it is just that nobody wants to be forgotten. )
I won't ever forget you, ( is his promise, and he knows how difficult that will be to achieve. to hold someone in your heart even after time corrodes and distance disappoints. he will keep her in his thoughts; it's the only way he will be able to hold onto her after this. ) I hope you can forgive me, one day. ( for leaving, because he knows how much it hurts. the mother that abandoned him had never been a strong concern when his heart was gone, yet he remembers that ache now. wondering why he hadn't been enough, why it happened. at least Sieglinde will know why, and he hopes she understands that it is not a matter of not being enough.
it is just that their worlds are separate, and sooner or later, this day was bound to come. )
SIEG -- GOODBYES
no, photographs weren't the same. in that Graham is just about as old fashioned as Sieglinde is. a photograph is never as strong as the memory, the lingering ghosts of senses that never seemed to entirely fade. in the end that wasn't exactly foolproof, either. time faded most things. maybe it wouldn't take it away, maybe there would always be a few reminders left behind, yet they were bound to fade with time and distance until there was almost nothing left.
he can't tell if that makes this better or not. that she will forget mostly everything about him sooner, or later. it may be better for Sieglinde, it is just that nobody wants to be forgotten. )
I won't ever forget you, ( is his promise, and he knows how difficult that will be to achieve. to hold someone in your heart even after time corrodes and distance disappoints. he will keep her in his thoughts; it's the only way he will be able to hold onto her after this. ) I hope you can forgive me, one day. ( for leaving, because he knows how much it hurts. the mother that abandoned him had never been a strong concern when his heart was gone, yet he remembers that ache now. wondering why he hadn't been enough, why it happened. at least Sieglinde will know why, and he hopes she understands that it is not a matter of not being enough.
it is just that their worlds are separate, and sooner or later, this day was bound to come. )