Part II: Recovery

I’ve spent the past couple of days not alone,

but looking into the eyes of the souls around me

Even the ones I didn’t expect seemed to understand,

And let me feel their touch whenever a teardrop fell.

I’m now surrounded by people that I could possibly love for eternities,

The ones who I know love me the exact same way

People that will listen with me the songs I listened with you

Not only this, but I have also learned to love myself,

the only love I’ll ever truly need

I realize that I can be the two halves you said we were

I am me, and I always will be.

Everything I did with you, I know I can do with myself

I cannot take that away.

Would I go back to the past? Maybe.

But I realize now there’s a light beyond my eyesight,

Something I could accomplish with or without you

And the only way to find it is to walk again

My path is still right in front of me.

If I hold my head down for so long, I won’t be able to grow

What is the point of taking in my pain,

If I could never learn to let it strengthen me?

I have taken it all in,

every moment, every touch, every word

and I’m ready to release now.

Life is good. I know it can be.