forgive

People try to make forget a synonym of forgive

I will forgive

But forgiveness is for me, not for you

Forgiving doesn’t mean the past gets to come along

Forgive means I won’t hate you, but you no longer have space in my life

Things end for a reason

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And I won’t beg for anyone to stay

Won’t ask you to not close the door

But if you walk away, don’t plan on coming back

I won’t speak ill, I’ll speak fact

No need to rehash the past

I will leave you there to sit

A lesson learned and nothing more