Why I Must Leave You

Leaving is the better choice.

A plane ride, a car trip
A new adventure

Staying is silence.
Empty places, empty moments
Empty memories

When I go, I'll shed some tears.
I'll miss the adventures,
I'll miss your laugh.
But I'll be gone.

I won't have to see the places
Where we ate together
And talked together
And lived together.

I won't have to remember everyday
What it feels like
With this space filled
By your presence.

Instead,
I will go forward.
To a new place,
Building a new life.

And I will fill the empty
This is why you can't leave me.
This is why I must leave you.