love taught me to leave before they walk away

love taught me to ignore messages that made me feel unsure

love taught me to be silent before I become a burden

true love taught me that wasn’t love

you have no idea the ease you’ve brought to me

when the seasons have changed and you’ve never swayed away

through it all, you’ve loved

you stand tall and hold the rings of years of wisdom

At the time, I had to leave

At the time, I saved you from me

I swayed and then conquered the demons within

I needed liberation from my own reality and imagination

Now I’m free

Now I’m new

Do you want to see me?

Or did you leave?

Skyscrapers are built and frozen in time

Standing still for decades

You, you’re there

In the skyline of my mind

I left you but you’re still there

It’s almost been ten years