The Depart

I must go soon, my love, 

And though I know you may not understand,

Please know that I am not doing this out of unlove 

But out of knowledge that I can not provide what you demand

For you desire that I love you not out of need but out of warmth 

And because I can not love you like that, I must go forth.

And though I know you may not understand 

Why I can stay with you no longer, 

Still, I must take a stand

And through your absence, I will become stronger, 

For as long as you are in my life, 

I know that I will be nothing more than your wife. 

Please know that I am not doing this out of unlove 

But because I must learn to love myself 

And not just be someone of 

Another who will always treat me like a trophy to put on a shelf, 

And though I know you think you love me, and you try to, 

I also know that no matter how kind you shall be to me, I will always be an object to you. 

But out of knowledge that I can not provide what you demand

And not out of spite or malice,

I leave you, returning your ring and 

Attempting to be callous; 

No matter how hard it may be, 

I must leave you to be free. 

For you desire that I love you not out of need but of warmth, 

But though we try, I know it shall not be so, 

And as I lie near my new hearth, 

I think about what I could have done to show

That we were not meant to be

If for you, a sacrificial love is key.  

And because I can not love you like that, I must go forth 

And wander into a world that I can make my own, 

And when I decided to head up north 

So that I could finally stand alone, 

But still, I hope you know

That because of you, alone I was able to go.