Pain and Serenity

better off

All good things have to come to an end some day

Even if that means these memories will fade

All the laughs we has will go away

I will be like a balloon and float elsewhere far away

Someplace I will be appreciated and not put to shame

Slowing beginning to dissipate

Just like the foam from your favorite latte

Your warm embrace that use to cherish me

Is the same touch that reminds me of the lies that were whispered that very day?

I wish I would have noticed sooner

That you were just going to use to get some fame

To then realize that wasn't in the pain that was painted on my face

Days and nights just going by

Minutes that tick away with every breath that we take

Walks in the park that were done in vain

Constantly wondering what had gone wrong

With all the beautiful memories that have been shared

Now thrones that wrap around my heart

To then remember all the things that were said

All the poor decisions that run laps through my brain

From all the times you took me as a complete idiot

Trying to deceive someone that wasn't using their brain

But following what their heart would say

Taken for granted like if this was a game

A natural sport that was amusing to you

Using me a pawn in game only you knew how to play

This is where I put a stop to your wretched way

And leave you the same way you came

Without a thing that will help your egotistical ways

But to better off and grow into someone that was meant to fly

I was meant to fly above the clouds

Breathe the same air as the birds do

To live my life without a care in the world

To prosper and work on my own personal growth

Not to worry about the days and nights going by without you by my side

But to smile knowing that you left at your own will

I've been more than fine, more than bent on gettin' by

More than stayin' in my bed and never steppin' foot outside

Feelin' good, I'm alive

Praise the Lord, I survived

Life is more than eating, breathing

Know my purpose, I'ma thrive

I'm better off without you here

Always having unnecessary baggage to drag along for the ride

Without the consideration that there were others by your side

I have no need to worry about the dead weight that no longer lingers with me

Without you I am free to do as I please

Now that you are out of the picture

There is no one that will drag me down from this flight

This is my letter of resignation

And a formal good-bye

To tell you I am better off without you