i want you to choose yourself first.

the person you thought you lost
has always been within you
only waiting to be found,
waiting for you to rescue.

i want you to choose yourself
to be your priority.
be the person you needed,
the person you aim to be.

if one morning you wake up
and wonder how i'm doing,
know that i'll be here waiting,
waiting for the right timing

that i can finally say
i am ready to be yours
and ready to take the risk
but until then, just know that

i will watch you from afar,
i'll smile as i walk away,
reassured that you'll be fine
just as you pave your own way

know that this isn't goodbye,
we'll meet again that's for sure
when that day finally comes,
i'll gather all the courage

to say that i don't regret
going on a different path.
if one has to go for growth,
i am willing to step back.

and that's the thing about love,
sometimes you have to let go
of someone you truly loved
not because you wanted to

but because within, you knew
that it was what they needed
and they had to go for it,
to leave, with or without you.