As i let go

nights are quiet now here beneath the star's soft gaze

someone i once cherished lingers in empty spaces

here, there, within, without and all around me...

the air i exhale allows me to let go, i let go

and as i let go of him whose soul with mine once entwined

i closed my eyes running back to those days gone bye

i see you my friend, i see you close, and i see you far

a troubled soul roaming, roaming, roaming in despair

meandering like a river through the hands of time

i can see all around you, beneath the bluest skies

we once walked hand in had through meadows

and the sunshine, living only for our smiles

we dreamed, shared secrets, hopes, free and redeemed

the color of the skies painted our daily butterflies

the schemes we made beneath that full moon

tore our bodies with words the earth absorbed,

to carved roots for resentment desorbed

when the bedroom bliss no longer hit good places

no longer pleased, and when love withered

i left you, you let go, i let go, and you... vanished

i remember when in the dark of night,

the vast oceans fed us fresh breaths

fresh water running through our toes, two friends

to foes, shadows had not yet crept into your domains

and when waves lashed over shores we never planed to abandon

we felt the rhythm of the ocean dance to the heartbeat of the moon

a slow cadence our bones memorized before we were born

we were not alone, you were not alone, i was not alone

at night when shadows crept in,

we found solace in each other's hand

three days before the new moon bloomed,

i saw your darkest gaze for the first time

afraid, frozen in a perfect stiff phase

i saw the cracks in the mold of what we held

waiting for the tide to turn,

a holy presence to turn grimaces to grins

but lo, in that darkness you went all in

your spirit fraught with pain

i tried to lend a hand, a guiding light

yet your demons raged and consumed you outright

desperate for answers, i shattered

my heart heavy, with tear - stained eyes

i knew it was time to say goodbye

your path diverged form mine, you see

it was time to let go, and so i let you go

a journey of healing you must seek (without me)

though we may have parted, our memories remain

a bitter sweet melody, a haunting refrain

you were milling here within this vine

your smile is what i kept hanging on

when fate was suffered, and tears dried

i prayed you found solace in a song of peace and grace

and may love's gentle embrace fill your abyss,

those empty spaces wherein your heart lingers,

searching, wondering what else out there... there is

fare-ye-well dear, i release you with love dear

soar on wings of miraculous healing from above

may your spirit find its way back home

so that you may never again feel alone (without me)