they say
if you truly love someone
you would let them go
but is that really true?
maybe love is
when you fight
to make it work
no matter what
you stay together
through happiness
through sadness
through anger
through fear
did i not love them truly
when i gave up
when i realized
i didn't have the power
to protect them
when i decided
that someone better is out there
for them
because i didn't know
if i could ever grow into
the person i wanted to
i could've tried
but would it be fair to you?
even when you didn't want to give up
because we were something
worth fighting for
we were
we really were
but i didn't want to hurt you
and i thought
the journey was too long
too painful
for someone as precious as you
but
if we made it through it all though
how beautiful would that be
i would know it my heart
that you're loved
and i am loved back
because i would know
i am the one for you
and we could create happiness
but now that is a faraway dream
because i chose to stay behind
and let you go
i am not religious
but i believe someone up there
is watching over you
there's something about you
that makes the world want to
show you more compassion
all those difficulties in your life
are there for you to grow
because the world has faith
that you will keep moving forward
i still don't know what love is
but i love you by my own definition
