Letting you go to be happy.
A worthy cause in my heart.
If only it didn't hurt so,
but I can let you go.
We can remain how we were
I can be happy this way too.
On that day,
I became a pearl
instead of a rose.

We decided to part ways
and
Let go
but
I kept running
back
to you
and
I think,
it's time for me
to set my self free;
to set myself away from
you
and all the memories
that we've been through.

All smiles as I pick her up at church,
As we walk towards the car I can't help but notice her smile that brings out the best in me.
All smiles as I drive as she speaks and laugh simultaneously.
As I park the car I can help myself out of excitement, as she does the same.
All smiles as we walk hand on hand going in the resto, as I opened the door for her I can't help but stare at her amazed face which was full of excitement.
All smiles as she told me to take the lead in ordering our food.
All smiles as I asked her to go to the bartender and order our glasses of Sangria.
As our food arrived as we both looked at each other with pure excitement.
All smiles as I explained the food that we are about to eat.
All smiles as she asks me to look away every time she slices a part of the grilled salmon we ordered.
All smiles as she secretly slices the mashed potatoes, but then takes the whole thing anyway.
All smiles as she becomes slightly tipsy from the red wine we ordered.
All smiles as she meets my childhood friends, I can't help but notice her giggling as I introduce her as my crush.
All smiles as we watched our favorite bands performed.
As I drove her to the place where she were to meet her dad I can't help but feel sadness for it was my day of farewell, as we said our goodbyes I wore a fake smile just to pretend the everything is well.
As she closed the car doors tears fell down my eyes and this feeling I couldn't understand. The feeling of sadness and happiness for the day was both glorious and defeat, but in the end it was all smiles cause I had one of the most memorable night of my life.

they say if you love something, you should let it it go.
if it comes back to you, it was always yours
if it doesn't return, it was never yours to begin with
you've came and gone so many times that i've let you turn this home into a hotel room,
let you turn the bomb shelter of my arms into just another pair of limbs -
let you leave a vacancy between my fingers where yours once intertwined with mine like a promise.

these days i keep a lock on the door,
guard my heart with my arms crossed.
I keep my hands to myself.
they say if you love something, you should let it go
sometimes letting someone go is the same thing as pushing them away
sometimes letting someone go means holding onto yourself
sometimes letting go means not letting them return,
no matter how hard it is to lose something that once belonged to you.