Never Easy

It's getting harder and harder to let you go
I wish that I could just erase you from my mind
But clearly, that is not going to happen
I would love to move on
Yet maybe the reason I cannot
Is because I never fully opened up about how I feel
Who likes to talk about feelings?
Who loves to admit they fell for the personality, but not the person
I fell for your smile, and a few other nice things about you
But you, as a person, did not deserve me
And I wish I had been smart enough to see that in the start
But guys like to charm
But I got older charm stopped being enough, I need more than the smile and lines
I need a shoulder to cry on, a hug to keep me warm
I need arms to protect me from harm
And a mind that will challenge me positively
And a mouth that will only fill my world with positive words
It has not been easy letting you go, yet it has been over a year since I last saw you
How does a person move on? How do I let you go?
Life is too short to end up never having the best
Don't I deserve the best?
My father thinks so, but you haven't gotten to that conclusion yet, so I am saying goodbye
One and for all

Signed:
The Silent Poet