Letting go…
I wrap you in a hug,
Loving you, needing you, keeping you from harm.
I close my eyes and push back the tears.
I swallow and try to drown out my fears.
I breathe in your scent and I sigh,
I squeeze you a little tighter and inside, I die.
I press my lips together to drown out my cry.
But still you are leaving and I wonder why.
My heart becomes heavy, my body becomes weak,
I slowly let go and you begin to speak.
My brain stops turning, my heart skips a beat.
My tears they are falling, down to my feet.
Disbelief engulfs me, it swallows me whole,
I drop my hands to my sides with an ache in my soul.
As a sharp pain stabs through me, there is pain in your eyes,
Inside I am praying this is all just a lie.
You tell me you love me and this I should know,
But I look at you once last time…then I let you go.
