By the Way, I Forgive You

 

You left me without warning

On a cold and dreary morning

Like a ghost passing in the hall

I could no longer feel you at all

For too long you held me back

Kept me off track

I know now

I had to lose you 

To find me

Because you kept the rage burning inside

And the self doubts churning in my mind

But the morning I laid you to rest

I declared I would no longer be second best

For too long I let you tear me down

In your words I would no longer drown

I had to lose you

To find me

Like a snake that sheds its skin

I have found me again

I had to let you go

The voice that controlled my show

In the end, my own worst enemy 

Ended up being me

I had to lose you 

To find me

But now I’m moving on

Writing lyrics to my own song

About scars and self hate

About letting go before it’s too late

But, by the way, I forgive you 

Because letting you go helped me find myself anew

Rachael Collins