a man takes his sadness down to the river and throws it in the river but then he's still left with the river. A man takes his sadness and throws it away but then he's still left with his hands.
{❦} “Hey——happy birthday! I got you something, just a little gift. I didn’t think you’d want something super fancy.”
❝you, uh… you really didn’t have to. ❞
he’s trying to keep his tone bright but, as usual, he’s not very successful. after all, what’s there to be excited about when all your birthday means is one more year of hell?