Live and Let Go

It's actually a pretty awkward time to be posting these poems now.  My break-up with my ex-boyfriend was one of the most difficult things I've had to deal with, on a personal level.  (And surprisingly, complications still haunt me, even to this day... oh how the quickly the tides turn...)  I was pretty devastated.  And when I'm upset, when I'm frustrated, when I feel extreme emotions, I cry, I vent, I write.  

These three poems are products of that period in my life where I learned to realize my value as a person, as myself, as a woman deserving of the highest form of love, devotion, and respect.  I learned to accept painful truths and to soothe my pain.  I learned to see the good in every experience, distinguish the bad, and to take everything as a lesson learned.  I learned that in all things, God is sovereign, even in our pain, even in our sorrow, no matter what our circumstance is.  And I learned to recognized what I should be thankful for and however painfully and unwillingly at first, seven months later, I learned what it means to finally let go and move on with my life.  

And since then, I feel like I've grown so much as a woman and as myself, in ways that I know would not have been possible, had I stayed in the relationship.  I'm not saying that to make myself feel better.  It is what I know to be true, and it is my firm belief that since that point, God's will for my life has been unfolding at a rapid pace, with blessings and miracles abounding in ways I never could have even imagined!

Nevertheless, these poems, as with that past relationship, will forever be a part of my life.  And because of that, it belongs here, as part of my history.

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If this is really how you want things to be, 

Then I have no choice but to set you free. 

But before you go, understand what you're losing, 

Because a love like mine doesn't come easily. 

It's a shame to give up because it's "too difficult" to save. 

Especially since it's my whole and genuine heart that I gave. 

For you, I pray for happiness and success, 

With or without me, whatever is best. 

If this is really how you want things to be, 

Thanks for the memories. You'll always be a part of me.