Parting ways

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At our end, 
You've changed me in a way 
That opening a window 
Charges a dark room, 
Filling it with light.

Patience, 
I mean real patience, 
Moved through my body 
In abundance, 
A gentle river flowing.

I lost people too, 
Their echoes linger, 
Whispers in the wind. 
Hell, I even lost you, 
A shadow in my heart.

Yet in this loss, 
I found a new beginning, 
A chance to grow, 
A phoenix rising 
From the ashes, 
Embracing the dawn.

This gave me the strength needed 
To battle through 
My darkest stages, 
To find my way.

At our end, 
You gave me 
The best parting gift— 
Space to live, 
To breathe, 
To be.

No more 
Existing for you 
And for me.

At the end, 
I was selfish, 
I did it all for me.

My mental health 
Couldn't take 
The agony, 
Fighting your demons 
Then fighting the demons 
That you brought to me.

To love is to stay, 
To battle it out, 
But I couldn't, 
I couldn't take the

Warfare 
Your brain 
Was enduring.

You were hurting, 
I couldn't help, 
So at the end, 
We parted our ways.

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