"I want you to knowthat I will always love you.Even though loving you meansholding the door open..."

“I want you to know

that I will always love you.

Even though loving you means

holding the door open for you

while you walk out of my life.

My grip around the handle

means I don’t have a hold on you.

You not turning around

means that you have nothing here

worth saving anymore.

I know that sooner or later

you’re going to ask me how I could

let you leave so easily.

That sooner or later you’ll see

that I never wanted to strip you

of your freedom, and that I would

rather watch you exit my life

than have you feel like a prisoner

inside the home that is my heart.”

- Colleen Brown