The Hardest Part Was Letting Go Of The Potential

the hardest part was letting go of the potential

of everything I thought you could be. 

I made you out to be so much more than what you actually were. 

I fell in love with a version of you that only existed in my head. 

I was holding onto this unrealistic version of you. 

it wasn’t hard to let go of someone who mistreated, 

abused,

walked over, 

underappreciated,

devalued, 

and neglected me.

it wasn’t hard to let go of somebody who brought me to my lowest. 

it was hard to let go of the hope that you would change. 

it was hard to let go of the potential I fell in love with. 

it was hard to let go of everything I thought you could be.