The Reason I Let You Go
Even though I know I love you,
The reason I must let you go
Is the fear that you might drift far away
Before you even notice what is in my heart.
Even though I love you,
The reason I cannot bring myself to confess
Is the dread that the wound left upon my own heart
Might be far greater than any burden you would bear.
Even though I love you,
The reason I have never once held your hand
Is the fright that my haste might drive you away,
Leaving my calls met with your silent distance.
The reason I keep my watch over you,
Always keeping a careful distance,
Is so that if you ever leave my side to love another
And find yourself broken, I can be the flower that plucks away your grief.
If I am ever to love someone again in the days to come,
It will never be just anyone,
But it will be for you, and you alone—
To become the eternal sky that unfolds forever above you.
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