The Lesson
I’ve chased love before and I was wrong
And that’s okay
Sometimes, I completely embarrassed myself for love
And that’s okay
Things have a way of working out in the end
The light at the end of the tunnel, as some want to call it
My heart felt stong the day that I saw you
I had no idea what it meant
Or why I was feeling what I was feeling but I knew whatever it was it was strong
An even that was wrong
You were not who I was suppose to end up with in the end
You were just the lesson
The lesson on respect
The lesson on kindness
The lesson on safety
The lesson on patience
And I've graduated
I’ve released you
I don’t know if someone else will come in
And for the first time, I am not chasing love
As they say whatever happens, happens
I do know
I want to feel safe
I want to feel respected in love
I want someone to want me as equally as I want them
To compromise but not to have to change for you
No one should have to dim themselves for anyone to feel at ease
That’s like saying you are the only one that matters, as long as you are the only one feeling peace
I will not do that, ever
If I cannot have those things in love, then I do not want it
Does that mean, I have given up on love?
No
It just means I have truly learned how to love myself freely
And without
You
Copyright © Rita Lopez | Year Posted 2022
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