In this waking pain, I'll abstain,
Enough of this playful, strained refrain.
Funny how I lingered through the night,
Funny how I clung to love so tight.

This marks the end of the hurt you gave,
A new dawn rises, the old I'll brave.
Mornings without you, joy reborn,
No space for ill spirits, no room for scorn.

Fear and dread when you draw near,
You, unafraid, my heart unclear,
A mere toy for when boredom calls,
In this moment, my spirit falls.

I can't persist in this charade,
Can't hold back, I'm so afraid.
My passions stilled, my joys aloof,
Your memory brings endless rue.

Swift forgetting, I wish for me,
To shed your weight, to set me free.
Yet through this pain, I find my might,
A stronger me, ready for the fight.
© Bittercrazy18