Not her anymore

Intro]

This is for the version of me

That kept explaining

We’re done

I bent until it felt like loyalty

Called it love, called it patience

I swallowed my instincts whole

Just to keep the peace

I ignored the knot in my chest

Ignored what my body knew

I stayed quiet to be chosen

Like silence was a virtue

I confused endurance with strength

I confused hope with proof

I gave people too many chances

And called it being evolved

Goodbye to the girl who waited

Who softened every truth

Goodbye to the one who stayed

When leaving was overdue

I’m not her anymore

I don’t negotiate my worth

If it costs me my dignity

It’s not love — it’s hurt

I used to carry other people’s weight

Like it was mine to fix

I made excuses for bad behavior

And called it compassion

I dimmed myself to be palatable

I smiled through disrespect

I let confusion sit at my table

And asked it what it needed next

I don’t want that version back

She worked too hard to survive

I honor her by ending it

And choosing a different life

Goodbye to the girl who waited

Who explained herself raw

Goodbye to the one who stayed

When she should’ve walked

I’m not her anymore

I don’t beg, I don’t bend

If it asks me to abandon myself

That’s where it ends

This isn’t shame

This is release

She got me here

But she can’t lead

I don’t owe my past

Another round

I don’t resurrect old patterns

Just because they’re familiar

Goodbye to the girl who doubted

Who took less to be loved

Goodbye to the version of me

Who thought that was enough

I’m not her anymore

I don’t need approval to go

I choose myself without apology

And I won’t move slow

I don’t hate who I was

I thank her — and I let her rest

But I won’t live there again

I’ve outgrown that address