Please, stop holding on to me
Stop gazing at me with sad eyes
Stop pulling me back

I have been coddled far too long
And my experiences
Have given me wings

So I can fly on my own now
And I am afraid of no amount
Of descent

Please, look at me no longer
With the feelings of pity
With the sympathy

Because I do not need it
Any longer

Please, just let me go
I have the strength now

I can make my own decisions

I have a small sense of
Self preservation
And I intend

To shape it
Into a tool

Please

Let me go