Dear You,

twirling white dress
spinning in the wind
flowing brown hair
flying in my face
I see you there
looking at me
seeing my heart
out on my sleve.

You look deeply into me
and find your soul matches mine
you are so enlightened
you make me your mission to win

as I get older,
my intentions change
I no longer need you
to help me stay alive
I no longer need you
to see the beauty on the inside
but crave you to see my outside
that is hungry and alone

you turn away
afraid to go astray.

my heart it falls from me like glass
a broken mirror shattered into pieces before you
graciously, you see the need to free me
and you let me go.
HOW COULD YOU LET ME GO??

But now I see it, in the slow raindrops....
when my mind has cleared and my heart has stopped.
Love is about sacrifice, and about giving away in order to grow.
You loved me, so you did what was best for me, and you set me free.
to discover that I needed to be free in order to exhale
trapped by my pride, and inflated expectations.

your love freed me, and though I know you will never see this I am so thankful that you were in my life for the season that you were. You inspired me to look at life as a gift, and that I am worth more than diamonds. I am valued and a treasure, and not something to be ignored. this gift is not of vanity, you didn't love me for my vanity, you loved me for my heart, and for the life you lived with me.

as much as letting go hurts...
there is much healing in the process,
there is much joy in the stitches
and though, there will always be a scar, and a mark on my heart for you,
I am now whole, because you knew how to love me back to life! Thank You! and I will never be the same!!