let her go.

the flickering soothed her soul
drip, drip, drip swirled through her head as the wax melted
it was soundless, but her head was noisy enough.
another sleepless night, another candle wasted.

her spirit sank, her breathing heavy, what had she done?
his blank stare scarred her brain.
his head hung lower than her heavy heart.
this was the mess she had created.

two lives intertwined as one.
best friends, always and forever?
but how does one remain in a bond
when one knows the other one's heart is in a different place?

the recollection of his raised voice startled her all over again.
his veins popped, something she was accustomed to, but never towards her.
'okay' she whispered again and again, a broken record.
her cheeks wet, their friendship as flighty as a skipping track.

when do you set someone free?
toxicity flows through their bond.
tears flow too freely.
her heart reveals the truth she refused to acknowledge.

love sometimes means letting go.
when one person loves and the other is in love?
you have to cut the ties that bind.
scissors to the soul.

when the pain in the now will beat the pain in the long run,
when it takes everything in my power i will set you free.
the cliche plays through her mind as her eyes flutter;
this hurts me most.