Resilience

You left me standing in the shadow, cold and all alone, All because the love we had was one they wouldn't condone. Your family drew the lines, said I wasn't "right," Didn't matter how I loved you with all my heart and might. And I wonder, in a world so wide, Why do we build walls, let love divide? In a time where hearts should roam free, Why couldn't you stand up and love me? I loved you, though it tore me apart, Fought for you with every beat of my heart. But I'll let go, though it cuts like a knife, I'll find my own way, my own light in this life. Yeah, I loved you, but I'll be alright. Guess some things aren't meant to stay, no matter how we try, In a world that should be wiser, why does love have to hide? I miss you more than words can say, But in the end, I know I'll find my way. And I wonder, do you feel it too? Did it hurt as much to walk away from something true? Maybe someday you'll look back and see, What we could've been if love had been free. I loved you, though it tore me apart, Fought for you with every beat of my heart. But I'll let go, though it cuts like a knife, I'll find my own way, my own light in this life. Yeah, I loved you, but I'll be alright. Maybe one day the world will wake, See past the colors, the lines we make. Until then, I'll keep moving on, With scars from a love that's gone. I loved you, though it tore me apart, Fought for you with every beat of my heart. But I'll let go, though it cuts like a knife, I'll find my own way, my own light in this life. Yeah, I loved you, but I'll be alright. So goodbye to the dreams that we made, I'll keep them safe, but I'll walk away. Thank you for the lesson, for what we had, I'll grow stronger from the good and the bad. Yeah, I loved you, and that's enough for me. In time, I'll be free.