You tried.
Really hard, you did.
And I'm sorry to say
It wasn't enough.
Your attempts
Failed.
Your words
Didn't reach me.
Your tears
Didn't affect me.
Your silence
Didn't break me.
It should have.
All of it should have.
And it almost did.
But it didn't.
That sickening hold
You once had
Is gone now.
You lost your grasp on me.
And I have to say
I'm happy now.
Happier
Than I ever have been.
I can smile now.
One of those stupid
Ear-to-ear,
Bear-all smiles.
And it's real.
Imagine that?
I am sad, however
That this happiness
Isn't because of you.
I wanted it to be.
But it's not.
I've found a way
To live with that.
Now you have to.