I Don’t Need Her To Love Her

After loving, I lived in fear,

Always scared that she will not be near.

But when she left and walked away,

I learned my love was here, to stay..

I was attached and called it care,

She detached and made me aware.

Now I love her every second, every day,

Now I am not scared she'll go away.

Her presence once gave my heart peace,

But her absence helped my soul to release.

I still grieve her, but with love,

And I still miss her, a prayer sent above.

I always prayed for her to be happy,

Even if that was not with me.

She has her future to chase and own,

And I have her memories until I go down.

My grief is not that she is gone,

But her comfort has moved on.

My calm that I found when she was near,

Has gone and will feel the same never

The fear was of her not being near,

My love was not born in that fear.

She was never mine to keep,

So I set her free, though love remains deep.

When I tried to own, I lived in grief,

So, I let her go to live her life.

She is not mine, as she is with me forever,

Now I don’t need her to love her.

By

Sanji-Paul Arvin

**Do not judge my life based on my poems; My Poems and my life are 2 different things.