Let him go (longlisted for Wingword poetry prize 2024)

They say letting go is an art.

Holding On tighter will only tear you apart

But If not to love, why have a heart?

To let go is not why we start.

They say better things are in store

But oh my, that's not what I adore.

I only wish to see him when i open the door

If not him, i don't think I'd love anymore.

I'm not in the hunt for the brightest or the best

I only need a man who can make lighter, the weight in my chest.

Though sometimes he's not enough

You can't help. You love who you love.

People leave. Everyone does.

They also leave a magical star dust

Without which life would make no sense

And after them, you build a fence.

You then don't let anybody in

In everyone who comes, you try to find him.

The worst part is, you start writing poems for him

Sing them every morning like church hymns.

But now the papers are torn and crushed.

And he doesn't have a clue you loved him thus.

It hurts but you don't know where.

You go out with unpressed clothes and unkempt hair.

You start realizing life isn't fair

But you try to pretend like you don't care.

You Convince yourself that this hole in your chest

Will be filled by someone better, oh the best.

Little do you know the void doesn't adjust.

It fits only him, and not the rest.

Definitely not the 'best'.