Simple and stupid things from a stupid and simple person

Let go

They say sometimes holding on hurts more than letting go.
They are right. Holding on to something you know will not get better hurts so much more than letting go.
They tell me to keep holding on and it will get better but I want to know when.
When does it stop. When does the pain slowly start to lessen. How will I know when I'm at the better place?
Why tell me that sometimes it's better for me to let go, then tell me to stay?
Don't just tell me it will get better. I know what getting better is, it's getting your hopes up just to have them all come crashing down around you and leave you broken bloody and bruised. If you can not for sure promise me it will get better don't beg me to hold on. Once I let go the pain will slowly fade as will your memories of me and soon I will be a distant memory that nobody wants. So please.
Just let me let go.