The Things I Have Had To Let Go

Time and time I wanted to follow my
Heart. Where did it lead me?
Every time?

To places where I only ran from the
Hurt, why would 
I want a cycle like this?
Nothing 
Gained from 
So much spent, 

Invested. 

Hurt for strength? The strength to walk
Away? It's the 
Very audacity that says
Everything I ever needed to know. 

Had known, 
And had I not been in such
Denial... I could have 

Taken another path. Any
Other path... One that could have

Lead somewhere. But
Even when I'm not expecting anything in return...
They just stayed until I had nothing left to

Give, to 
Offer. Except to myself. I owe myself.