"I hear & I forget, I see & I remember. I do & I understand."
The Art of Letting Go.
Friday, June 04, 2010 || 7:11 PM
Sometimes the best thing to do when you love someone is to walk away. Sometimes it’s the only thing you can do to protect them. Sometimes, even if it kills you inside, you blow them a kiss goodbye from a distance, try to memorize every aspects of their face, and then turn around and walk away. You try to remember the way they looked at you, with so much love and trust. You remember the way your skin burned as their fingertips ran over you. You hold on to the love that ran through your veins when you were lost in each other. You try to remember the little things - the way he laughed, the way his rings reflected the light, the way he would stare at you as you moved around the room, the way he would run his fingers through your hair, the sound of his voice as he called your name. And maybe your name was never as beautiful as it was when he whispered it against your ear.
You remember all of that as you walk away, knowing the memories are all you have. You’re setting your love free, hoping against that they will come back to you. You know better, but you still hope. A small part of you hopes that they realize you’re the one for them, that no one in the world will love them like you do, and you hope that it matters enough to make them come back to you. You know they won’t, but you still hope because you want them to love you the way you love them. Maybe they can’t. Maybe you love them more than they will ever love you. Maybe you have more love to give than they do. Maybe all the love they can offer you is never enough and you know that if you stick around, you will just demand more than they will resent you. Maybe life has chosen to keep you apart, but you think they deserve more. You think they need someone who can hold them and wipe away their tears and share their thoughts.
You want to give them the world and because it isn’t in your hand, you want to let them find it somewhere else. And for some reasons you think; now it’s time to make your decision. Sometimes you think you know so well what's the best for another person that you neglect to look past yourself to that person who will be affected by your decision. Sometimes you may realize the mistake you made by walking away from the person who loved you but didn’t know how to show it. Sometimes they may hate you for walking away, no matter what your reasons are. They may hate you for taking their heart with you, for taking away their control of their own life, for thinking that you had any idea what they wanted. Sometimes you may find each other again and you may see that love still shines, and hopefully then you will have to realize that life is no life at all without the person you wanted to wake up with for the rest of your life.
Have a nice weekend, people! Much love :*
XOXO
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