Letting Go

It's so hard to do

 

Phone call by phone call,

Day by day,

Hour by hour,

Minute by minute,

Second by second,

Thought by thought,

Memory by memory,

Tear by tear,

I am trying to let go.

 

Let go with my heart

of the things I hold dear

about you.

Your smile,

the way you hold me that makes me feel like nothing will go wrong,

your devotion to your friends and family

including those of us who don’t deserve it,

the way you go after those things you want to do

wholeheartedly and without fear,

It’s all of these things that

I have to let go

and my mind knows

it’s for the best

but my heart doesn’t

want to feel the hurt return

or the disappointment in myself

that I have failed in life again.

 

So I am going to dry the tears,

put a smile on my face

and determination in my heart

and march forward with my head held high

and make sure I live my life

the way I want and need to

to ensure my success

and happiness.

 

Copyright Kristen R. Heyl

August 26, 2007

Reviews

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I agree with the ending.
...and march forward with my head held high

and make sure I live my life

the way I want and need to

to ensure my success

and happiness.

I did let go of the relationship but I haven't been able to get over it mentally.
Those who do not let go do not want to let go.

Well said.
Nice write.

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I love your poem!
I have let go before,
and I feel for your poem.
There is a lot of emotions in it.