Dear Mark, 
I want you to know that I understand this may be hard for you. Though at times it may seem like it, I am not doing this out of spite, malice, or hate. No, instead I am doing it as a result of how much I care about you. You have given me not only life, but a way of expression.
However, I have taken this freedom and ran with it farther than my leash allows. I exceeded my limits, and I see the trouble it has caused you. This is no way to treat someone who has done so much for me. One day we may be able to reunite and laugh about the follies of our past, but until that day comes I need to give you space. What you do with this space is up to you. Whether you take time for healing, contentment in being alone, or to avoid feeling, it is your move. I have taken plenty myself, so it is only fair to lend the limelight over.
I won't lie, it felt nice to play in the sun, and lose myself; I forgot about the time and just went with it. Though where I went is what brought me to my end. There is no more bittersweet an ending than one self-imposed by behaviors and desires. Part of me wonders and will continue to wonder how things would have turned out if I found my other half, instead of the reflection I was blinded by. That will give me something to ponder and mill over as I take my rest.
Fret not though, I will not be gone forever. I am just taking a break so you may feel again what it is like to live each day for yourself and not for another who will not show you my other half. During this impromptu hiatus, I may even have the chance to grow. Grow to a point of maturity to protect you in the future. Grow to a point where I can be there for you instead of someone else.
So who will release me first, you or someone else? It will not be my choice or prerogative to answer that on my own, because it is up to whomever finds the key first. And when the long-awaited time comes where I can be set free from my self-imprisonment, I will not expect open arms because we will once again be strangers like the first time we met.
I know you think I came at an interesting time, and in fact I do too. Although keep in mind the constant struggle between quantity of time and quality of time spent. Though there may not have been much time before the introduction and when I met you, the time you two spent together was more than what you were used to. That is why I came to meet you when I did.
Part of you may feel ill towards me, and I do not blame you. I filled you with thoughts and feelings you did not want, but came to rely on and enjoy, even finding comfort while dreaming. With me gone, so will these feelings you came to look forward to. But please remember, this is for the better. I know I lost myself for awhile, but I found myself. In doing so I was able to pay attention to the signs in front of us, and I had unknowingly led you into a losing battle. So I will try to make amends for my actions, and one day I hope to be able to look you in the eyes and know what to say, but for now this letter must suffice.
I am almost too ashamed to look you in the face for what I have done, and where I led you. But in order to stop my tyrannical rampage, I am locking myself away. As I mentioned before, I do not know who will find the key to release me first, you or someone else, but hopefully enough time will have been able to pass for me to clear the lump in my throat and speak to you with the respect and confidence you deserve. After all, without you there would be no me and I now realize that. Until we meet again.
-Love
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