Reinhard Hermann

@happygoose739748 · Jan 10, 2026 at 8:13 pm

To my greatest love…

I was scrolling through social media when I saw a video of Rico Blanco singing Your Universe. I didn’t stop… I couldn’t. I’ve been avoiding that song for almost two years now, afraid of what it might unlock in me. Afraid of how deeply I might feel again. But tonight, I told myself I needed to face it. So I did.
The first note hit, my chest tightened so suddenly I had to sit down. I couldn’t breath properly, like my body remembered before my mind could catch up. Then the tears came… quiet at first, then relentless. And just like that, all the pain I thought I had tucked away found its way back to the surface.
I miss you. More than I know how to put into words.
I know you’re happy now. And I want that for you, that brings me comfort. It really does. I would never wish you anything less than that. I’ve made peace with that part. But missing you lives somewhere deeper. Still, there’s a part of me that aches in your absence, a part that hasn’t quite learned how to let go. I’m tired of this feeling. But tonight, please let me miss you. Let me sit with this ache for a little while longer. Because in some strange way, this pain feels like the closest thing I have left to you… this is the c