I Let Him Go...

A poignant poem about the painful grace of letting go, emotional release, and reclaiming your breath after love fades.

Go,

I set you free today…

From myself, from this love, from the memories of yesterday.

I grant you release from the depths of my own soul,

I did what I never thought I could make whole.

I erased your name from the lines of my hands,

I turned away from all the paths to your lands.

He wanted to leave,

So I let him go.

My heart tried to hold on, but even so,

I let him go.

Where there is stubbornness and compulsion's plea,

What room is there for love to be?

A bird that stays sad even outside the cage….

To set it free is the wisdom of age.

My heart is lightened of every heavy chain,

I waited so long through the sorrow and pain.

When he finally left, my breath returned anew,

The one who once praised my smile, made me weep right through.

I wept so much that every view cleared and brightened up,

Every sweet delusion shattered from the cup.

He had to leave, so he walked away….

Yes, I myself let him go today.

(Written by Hina Gondal 🕊️)

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Author's Note

Dear reader,

Some goodbyes aren’t sudden tragedies; they are quiet realizations that holding on hurts more than letting go. Writing I Let Him Go was an exercise in untangling myself from the heavy chains of what used to be…of choosing peace over persistence, and an open sky over a gilded cage.

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