POETRY THAT STAYS

Get Over You.

I Thought I'd Never Get Over You But I Guess Even Pain Has An Expiration Date

It took me a long time to reach this phase where the thought of you doesn't bother me anymore. You're not the last person that comes into my mind at night. Your name isn't the first thing I mention in the morning. Your hold in me isn't as strong as when we separated ways.

This is freeing. The reality that you're out of my life for good is freeing. It feels like the whole world is opening up to me again and I'm suddenly excited for new possibilities, for meeting someone new, for falling in love again. And I'd never been this happy since you left.

There was a day when I thought I'd never get over you. But now that seems to be not true. Because it turns out that even pain has an end. Just like the bad weather, bad experiences don't linger eternally. And I guess that is something to be grateful for. That's something worth celebrating.

Life has been fine with or without you. I manage to create an incredible journey on my own and save some space for someone better coming along. I think this is the part where I can confidently say that I have moved on from the heartache you gave me.

And from here on out, I can only hope for a great love story that I didn't get from you.