Remember how my dad was always up my ass asking where I’d been?
How we’d sneak away and fall in love under the moon like it was just ours?
Remember how I couldn’t even stay the night, not even at a friend’s place?
Damn how times have changed.
Now I leave the house whenever I want.
I live wherever I want.
My amazing friends, like family, are back in my life,
some married, some buying homes, some always on a plane somewhere.
Life’s changed so much for them,
and it has for me too.
I’m still growing, still figuring it out.
Not quite where I want to be yet,
but I’m getting there financially and emotionally.
And for once, I’m happy.
I really hope you are too.
There’s this new man in my life.
It’s still fresh,
but it feels like I’ve known him forever.
Remember how I said I might never love anyone like I loved you?
Well, he gives me those giddy feelings just by looking at me,
and honestly, that’s pretty scary.
Two years I chose myself after walking away from a toxic life.
I never thought I’d be alone that long,
but it was the most healing thing I’ve ever done.
I like him. He likes me.
It’s scary, but I’m ready.
Ready to love someone more than I ever did love you.
I meant it when I said I’m over you,
and I’ve made peace with everything we were.
You played a part in who I am today.
So yeah, I’m happy.
And I hope you are too.