Love can make us feel like we’re meant to be,

But how can I fully love you when I don’t even love me?

I’ve given you all that I am and want to give up,

They say you can’t pour from an empty cup.

I’ve learned so much from you and me,

Most importantly is that I know we’ll never be.

Time has gone by and I’ve grown a great deal,

Being forced to leave you has let my heart heal.

This holiday celebrates different types of love big and small,

But the love I choose this year is the one above all.

I choose self-compassion, self-kindness and self-care,

Loving yourself first because true self love is rare.

It had come down to this and all I had to do,

Was decide if I choose me or if I choose you.

Sometimes I miss you now that you’re gone,

But I know now that decision was the right one.

I’ll never truly forget you, as if I even could,

You don’t belong to me, and I don’t think you should.

It’s not just about acceptance and moving past,

It’s about making meaning and having it last.

It’s not always cute, not always sexy or fun,

But self-love is the one that’ll endure the long run.

I didn’t want to leave you, can’t you see,

I let you go and I finally found me.