I will leave my love for a boy,
my sweet boy whom I once met.
Not for the shadows within him.
I will accept them, but I will no longer feed them with love.

I will leave my love for the one who made me smile,
who made me laugh,
the boy who painted my sunrises in softer colors.
The boy who taught me to cherish the smallest things;
a breeze, a glance, a shared silence.

The boy who searched for complicated words
to name the feelings he so desperately wanted to understand.
I will leave my love for the boy who made my spark burn bright,
and my body feel free.

For the one who danced on his toes
to every kind of music,
who loved my cats with the gentlest hands,
who wasn’t afraid of closeness,
nor of quiet acts of compassion.

I will leave my love for my boy,
whose eyes told stories of truth, trust, and tender love.

I will leave love for my sweet boy…
with dark brown hair, green eyes,
and that one shy, unforgettable smile.