One thing I realized on this journey
is that I was never really mad at you.
I wasn’t mad at you as a person..
I was hurting over how everything happened.
I think what I was really angry about was the idea that
things can change, no matter how hard you try to hold onto them.
That even when you give your best to fix something,
it can still fall apart. That everything has an ending,
even when you’re not ready to let go.
And that the person you once loved so deeply
can also be the one who causes you the most pain.
So no, it wasn’t your fault. It wasn’t anyone’s fault.
Yet here we are, picking up our broken pieces on our own..
Choosing distance because we thought it was the only way to heal,
instead of trying to fix things together.
But it’s okay. I’ll be okay. I always will be.
I’m sorry if my vulnerability overwhelmed you.
I was just trying to show my true self,
hoping you’d accept me fully, without hesitation.
But I’m even more sorry to myself..
For giving so much to someone who wasn’t fully sure,
who couldn’t fully commit. Still, I know it’s not your fault.
We were just two broken people trying to survive
in a complicated world.
Now, I’m learning to forgive.
I’m forgiving myself for losing who I was in the name of love,
just to try to win you back.
For the times I forgot to respect myself while trying to save us.
And most of all, for allowing myself to be hurt in ways I didn’t deserve.
I’m learning to let things be, so I can finally feel free.
I hope we both heal from the wounds we never really faced,
and that we each find what we’re looking for.
And maybe…
Just maybe,
when we’re both ready,
we’ll find our way back to each other.
But for now, I have to let you go.
I have to give you the space to figure things out on your own,
if that’s what you need.
I’m not doing this because I’ve given up.
I’m doing this because I love you more than my desire
to hold onto you, even when it’s no longer fair.
I’m choosing to let you be free,
the way you’ve been wanting.
And I’m learning not to force something,
no matter how much I want it.
So even if it hurts that we’re no longer together,
if being free makes you happier,