One-hand clapping

I'm looking back on my recent posts and I think they would come across as being somewhat sad. Truth be told, I have been struggling to live with abandoning a cherished relationship. I often wonder if it was the right thing to do. Was there nothing at all? Did it have to come to this? Can we still be friends? 

Then some mental image forms in my head that provides a moment of clarity. I see myself as a one-handed man trying to clap. On the other side, nobody wants to clap. After swinging at air a few times, I feel a bit dumb and just leave. And that is a pretty accurate description of what I'm doing, and how I am feeling inside.