i need to go now.

i have been here

my whole life

mostly not by choice

but once the choice came

and it came down to staying

or leaving you

i stayed.

and i don’t blame you

for anything

i just know

that i would have

missed you.

even if you

didn’t know

me

anymore.

i stayed

and

you got sick

and i was here.

you

forgot

me

but that’s okay

because

i was here.

if i was out

in the world

you wouldn’t have

been able

to forget me

because

i would have already been gone

you

forgot

me

but i was here.

and then you got sicker

and couldn’t fight it

and it wasn’t you

in your body.

so you

let go

and i was here.

i was here.

and i love you.

and now i need to go.