POETRY THAT STAYS

To the one that i need to let go.

Many times you've asked...

Why?

Why it's easy for me to let go.

Why I can't fight for you and for us.

The truth is — I CAN.

Every sinewy part of me

wanted to fight for you,

but I chose not to because...

...it means, taking you away from the people you love.

...it means, losing your way in achieving your hopes and dreams,

...it means, breaking you gently into a million pieces and more.

Every time I look in your eyes,

I saw the person you are,

and how much you are willing

to give up to fight for this love.

But soon I know...

those eyes would shed tears,

because I can't be the person

you expect me to be.

Your embrace gives comfort to my dying soul.

But at the same time,

It made me want to run away,

because it made me realize

that the last thing I would want to do,

is to cage you from this life.

Let me have the chance

to fight my demons on my own,

in hope that one day

you'll understand.

Let me sacrifice my love for you,

in hope that one day,

you would know how much

I have loved you,

and would still love you

in my silence and in my regrets.

This is why,

I am giving you back your freedom...

To save the very person that you are,

And to become the person

that you are meant to be.