Love can make us feel like we’re meant to be,
But how can I fully love you when I don’t even love me?
I’ve given you all that I am and want to give up,
They say you can’t pour from an empty cup.
I’ve learned so much from you and me,
Most importantly is that I know we’ll never be.
Time has gone by and I’ve grown a great deal,
Being forced to leave you has let my heart heal.
This holiday celebrates different types of love big and small,
But the love I choose this year is the one above all.
I choose self-compassion, self-kindness and self-care,
Loving yourself first because true self love is rare.
It had come down to this and all I had to do,
Was decide if I choose me or if I choose you.
Sometimes I miss you now that you’re gone,
But I know now that decision was the right one.
I’ll never truly forget you, as if I even could,
You don’t belong to me, and I don’t think you should.
It’s not just about acceptance and moving past,
It’s about making meaning and having it last.
It’s not always cute, not always sexy or fun,
But self-love is the one that’ll endure the long run.
I didn’t want to leave you, can’t you see,
I let you go and I finally found me.
