Have been a part of you for so long

Things that you have struggle to keep in your life

Even if you must suppress and detest, the

Seeds of trouble being planted

I chose to overlook all the shadows

Until the gloom has consumed me entirely

Reluctantly, I chose to let go

Let go of the strains holding on tight

Let go of the familiarity of dishonesty

Let go of fighting for something that does not want to stay

Let go of the memories filtered by rose-tinted glasses

I forgive, return me to peace

Allow me to heal in solace, to find warmth

Like the sunset scattering on the sea, trying

To mend my broken fragments, to never

Let my heart tremble like the fickle, merciless ocean waves

Author Bio: Stella is an English major and now studying her PGDE in secondary English