the one who stayed too long..

To the version of me who stayed too long,

I know why you stayed.
You held on because you believed in love.
You saw the good, the potential, the little moments that felt like hope and you tried to grow those into something lasting.
You were loyal, even when it hurt.
You forgave, even when you weren’t given the full truth.
You poured 30 million worth of effort, trust, and dreams into someone who couldn’t even protect your heart.

But I need you to know this now:
You deserved more.
You deserved honesty.
You deserved love that didn’t come with manipulation, confusion, or silence.
You deserved someone who saw you fully — and chose you fully.

I’m not mad at you.
I’m proud of you for how hard you loved.
But I’m also letting you go.
Because we’re done being the version of us that waits to be treated right.
We’re done hoping someone will finally wake up and cherish what we gave freely.

We are walking away.
Not because we don’t love anymore,
But because we’ve started to love ourselves more.

We’re building a life now that feels like peace.
We’re not settling.
We’re not chasing.
We’re not checking views or waiting for texts.
We’re remembering who we were before the wound — and becoming who we’re meant to be after it.

You don’t need her back.
You need you back.

With love,
Me — the version who chose healing.

I love you ki, im so sorry for putting them first.