I know it\u2019s hard to face the truth,
You\u2019ve poured your heart into this love,
Chasing shadows, seeking warmth,
Yet you find only silence, a distant shove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every call met with a fading tone,
Every text feels like a weight on your chest,
You\u2019ve tried so hard to make them see,
But love shouldn\u2019t be a game of tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let go, my friend, though it cuts deep,
Love isn\u2019t meant to feel like a plea,
There\u2019s beauty in being free,
In finding joy, in just being me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look around; there\u2019s a world out there,
People who\u2019ll see you, who\u2019ll truly care,
Those who\u2019ll give you time,
And go the extra mile,
To make you smile, to make you whole,
To lift you up and fill your soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop chasing after a fleeting dream,
You deserve a heart that\u2019s willing to beam,
Don\u2019t let desperation cloud your sight,
Embrace yourself; you are a shining light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love yourself first, that\u2019s where it begins,
In the mirror, see the beauty within,
You are worthy of more than this fight,
So breathe, let go, and step into the light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Let go, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,25,98],"tags":[35,49,34,67,50,61,55,22,48],"class_list":["post-2697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-solitude","category-storytime","tag-poems","tag-poetess","tag-poetry","tag-preciousowoko","tag-spokenword","tag-spokenwords","tag-stories","tag-walkingshadowpoetry","tag-walkingshadowpoetrykenya"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-photo-20325709.jpeg?fit=867%2C1300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2694,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/let-go-and-love-yourself-by-walking-shadow-poetry\/","url_meta":{"origin":2697,"position":0},"title":"Let Go and Love Yourself by walking shadow poetry.","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"September 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I know you\u2019ve been waiting,Hoping, wishing they\u2019d see,That all you ever neededWas their time, their love, just to be. 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