i held onto the ache
like it was a part of me—
clinging to shadows
that refused to leave
but pain is a visitor
not a tenant
and now i’m learning to
release what no longer
serves my soul
i whisper to the scars
thank you for teaching me
but it’s time to set you free
so i can breathe again
i let go of the weight
that kept me anchored in yesterday—
today i choose to be light
to be whole
to be enough
without the ghosts of what once was
