Penny for a Poem

I Loved You, Now I'm Free

I loved you with a fervor that consumed my very core, a passion so intense, it left me aching for more. I would have scaled the highest peaks, braved the stormiest seas, moved mountains with bare hands, brought kingdoms to their knees. For you, I'd have rewritten stars, rearranged the sky, plucked the moon from its perch, never questioning why. I'd have danced with danger, walked through raging fire, anything to fuel the flames of your desire. But you let me go, released me from your hold, a bird whose cage was opened, uncertain yet bold. At first, I felt adrift, lost without your shore, a ship without a compass, unsure what lay in store. Yet as days turned to weeks, and weeks became years, I found strength in solitude, conquered my fears. The chains of devotion that once bound me tight, now lay broken at my feet, no longer a plight. I spread my wings and soared, tasted sweet liberty, discovered parts of myself I never thought I'd see. The world opened before me, vast and full of light, no longer shadowed by love's all consuming might. Now I stand here, transformed, no longer who I was, a phoenix risen from ashes of what love does.
I thank you for releasing me, for setting my heart free, for in losing you, I've found the truest version of me. I'll always remember the love that we shared, the dreams that we built, the moments we dared. But now I embrace this newfound liberty, grateful for the lesson: I'm complete, just being me.So here's to love lost and the freedom it brings, to flying solo and finding my own wings. I loved you, yes I did, with all that I could give, but now I'm free.