Please, stop holding on to me
Stop gazing at me with sad eyes
Stop pulling me back
I have been coddled far too long
And my experiences
Have given me wings
So I can fly on my own now
And I am afraid of no amount
Of descent
Please, look at me no longer
With the feelings of pity
With the sympathy
Because I do not need it
Any longer
Please, just let me go
I have the strength now
I can make my own decisions
I have a small sense of
Self preservation
And I intend
To shape it
Into a tool
Please
Let me go