I wish you were here
not choking me in
your constricting embrace
but instead at the top
of this metaphorical mountain
I've worked so damn hard to climb
so I can stare in your face
and scream from the deepest
caverns of my once aching heart
and the lowest reaches of my lungs
that I no longer need you in my life
that I am so fucking happy without you
maybe it's just the lack of oxygen
but I feel so enlightened and
my shoulders no longer carry the
tremendous weight of your absence
I no longer feel like a burden to
my family and friends
because even after branding
my heart with your initials
I was somehow able to flake off
the burnt skin to reveal flesh
renewed with hope of
healthy, true happiness
not faked for the likes of some
silly boy that didn't keep his promises
