Just because I let you go
the moment you found someone else
doesn't mean my heart stopped beating for you.
It doesn't mean I never cared,
or that I wasn't willing to stay.
It simply means I know my worth.
I know the weight of my own name,
and I know where I stand and it's
never between two people,
never as a shadow in someone else's love story.
Whether it was love or illusion,
I choose respect over desperation,
grace over competition.
Because if I have to fight
for what was never mine,
then I've already lost,
the most important battle of all,
the battle for myself respect and self love.