Now That You Are Gone

Indeed, the sun shines bright after a stormy night,
Like a gentle caress of warmth on the freezing face,
With freshness in the air and lightness in my heart.
There is a spring in my step towards places I’ve never been.
There is good in people, I see.
There is comfort in company, I feel.

There’s so many things I know now, that you are gone.
I know I am worthy,
Of being loved, and of loving.
I know I am able,
To burn down your forest of weeds and grow a flower garden in its place.

And though maybe we’d still be together in another lifetime,
I know that of all the mistakes I can make in this one,
Nothing could be worse than not letting you go.

You, who poisoned me inside out,
Whose venom have become my spit.
You, who stand behind this door I keep closed,
The self-proclaimed opponent in the tug-of-war of our youth.
Forever a memento of the darkest crevices of the past,
and a reminder,
That of all the blessings in this world,
This present is bliss,
Now that you are gone.