I Didn’t Force Love

I did not force her heart to stay,

as she was already walking away.

Her love is not something to chase,

it comes with truth, not by force.

I know it hurts, more than I show,

to watch someone I love, to go.

It is easy to say “be free, just leave,”

but it is hard to accept what I cannot keep.

Sometimes I wish I was someone new,

thinking maybe she would choose me too.

But changing myself for her eyes,

only builds a life of lies.

I have felt that silent pain,

standing alone in heavy rain.

Giving everything, still not enough,

for her love and it was very tough.

I did not beg for care or place,

Or run behind her grace.

The ones who love will stay,

even when life turns grey.

So I let her go, but she didn't remain,

I held her worth through all the pain.

The right hearts come calm and true,

and they will not confuse you.

Her connection stays in my soul,

Her silence and distance, I cannot make it go.

Her memories lives in parts of me, I’ll not let go,

even when words no longer flow.

By

Sanji-Paul Arvind

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