Poetic Earth

Why does my heart ache?
I’ve already let go—
you should have been gone by now.

Yet guilt rushes over me.
Not for losing you,
but for not caring to keep in contact.

Why, though?
It hasn’t been the easiest relationship between us.

I should be able to move on,
to stay steady on my path to healing.
There are responsibilities, goals—
things that must be met.
You can not stand in the way.

My family deserves the best version of me.
So if you’re going to go, go for good.

Yet here you are, persisting,
resisting the boundaries I set.
Haven’t you done enough?

My dear darlings see the facade
you allow them to believe,
but I stand in the shadows,
knowing the ultimate truth.

So please—
let go.
Allow me this one mercy.