We were just kids, hearts unknowing, fumbled through love, our feelings showing. I pushed, I ran, I turned away, not knowing how to choose to stay. You gave your heart, so patient, so true, and I, ungrateful, didn’t know what to do. I told you to leave, to stop loving me, blind to the gift you were trying to be. Now ,the days stretch long and wide, you’re distant, somewhere I can’t reach inside. I miss your smile, your gentle care, I ache for moments we used to share. But love is not just longing or pain, it’s also knowing when to refrain. You cannot trust me as you once did, and I cannot force what time forbid. So I sit with this ache in my chest, letting go, giving you rest. I remember, I grieve, I feel alone, but in this sorrow, my strength has grown. I forgive myself, and slowly, I see, love is also learning to set hearts free. I will carry the lessons, the warmth, the past, but I will not let this shadow last. One day, the missing will soften and fade, the pain will settle, a new light displayed. I’ll smile at the memory, tender, not torn, grateful for the love that once was born