Choosing Myself

So I’ll spread my wings, let the wind carry me away

No more living in the shadows of yesterday

I’ve found a strength inside I never knew was there

A heart that still believes, a soul beyond repair

No more waiting for a love that couldn’t stay

No more losing pieces of myself along the way

I’m reclaiming every dream I left behind

Leaving all your echoes to the past and moving on this time

And if you call my name someday,

You’ll find I’ve walked a different way.

The girl who begged for you is gone,

The woman she became has finally moved on.

I used to fear the silence when you weren’t around,

Now I hear my own voice, and it’s a beautiful sound.

Every scar you left became a lesson learned,

Every bridge I crossed became a place I never returned.

There’s power in goodbye,

There’s healing in the fall.

Sometimes losing someone

Is how you find it all.

The tears became rivers,

The rivers reached the sea,

And somewhere in that journey,

I finally found me.

So I’ll say goodbye, let this be my victory song,

Turns out all along I was stronger than I thought.

No more pleading, no more searching for my worth,

I’ve carried it inside me since the day of my birth.

With every step I’m taking,

With every dream I chase,

I’m no longer looking backward,

I’m embracing my own grace.

Goodbye to the waiting,

Goodbye to the pain,

Goodbye to the version of me

That kept dancing in the rain.

Hello to tomorrow,

Hello to the light,

Hello to the woman

Who’s finally won this fight.

And when the stars shine down

On the life I’ve yet to see,

I’ll smile and thank the heartache—

For leading me back to me.