I don't normally give out details about the meanings behind my poems (except to my closest friends/loved ones), but this one is kind of a doozy. I can imagine it throwing someone off. Well, here goes:


I was recently in a relationship with someone who was diagnosed with an emotional disorder, which has led him to have anxiety & depression. He nicknamed me Belle, because he always saw himself as the Beast (& because Beauty & the Beast was my favorite story as a child). The Beast from the story himself was in pain & agony (although it was his own doing) because of his Beastly nature. My ex had told me that I was the girl he had been waiting for, the girl to cure his depression (or "break the spell"). For about two years, I had believed that this was indeed my purpose. But with that sort of responsibility comes a lot of unnecessary pressure. When our relationship became long-distanced, things began to go downhill fast. He started to get very clingy, & over emotional over the silliest of things. We were spending less time talking about things that did matter than arguing about things that did not. More than once, I tried to leave him, but he would threaten to commit suicide if I had. Pretty soon, I started to feel trapped. I was also beginning to feel unhappy. About a month ago we parted ways for good (which ended peacefully), & I wrote this as a declaration to him. It basically sums up our relationship, & this is also my statement saying that I am ready to let go, & for him to move on in hopes of finding his happiness.