They might just fade away\u2026
Not with fireworks or grand announcements,
Not with explanations that wrap everything up with a neat bow,
But with a silence that sneaks in slowly,
A silence that starts small, missed calls, shorter texts, longer gaps,
Until one day, you realize it’s not silence anymore… it’s absence<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, you might find yourself scrolling through old conversations, They stopped replying, And yes, I know, They were likely waiting for you to end things, So what should you do? Give them time, yes, If they can live without you, And yes, you gave so much, So please, Heal, even if it\u2019s slow. That person won\u2019t make you chase love. Until then, Let them go. Walking Shadow Poetry – Grow from what\u2019s meant to kill you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AZdtmmxzP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not because you want to hold on, but because you’re trying to locate the crack,
Trying to find that one message, that single moment,
When everything began to fall apart,
The moment their words began to feel forced,
Their replies lost the warmth, and their \u201cgood mornings\u201d didn\u2019t feel the same.
Eventually, it dawns on you, not because someone told you,
But because you feel<\/em> it,
They didn\u2019t forget you\u2026 they just stopped choosing you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not necessarily because they were overwhelmed,
But perhaps because they no longer felt a need to keep you close.
They stopped showing up,
Not because their schedule changed,
But because their priorities shifted\u2026 and somehow,
You were no longer at the center.
And while you try to make sense of it,
You realize something even harder to accept,
They had already left you in their mind long before their silence reached your ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That realization doesn\u2019t just hurt; it shatters.
It breaks your confidence into small, hard-to-piece-back-together pieces.
It makes you question if you were too much or maybe not enough.
You begin to wonder if it was your laugh, your timing, your softness, your flaws.
But let me tell you this, even if it\u2019s hard to believe,
Sometimes, their silence is the loudest answer you\u2019ll ever get.
Sometimes, people walk out without using the door,
Slipping through the cracks so quietly you blame yourself for not locking them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So they wouldn’t have to be the villain in a story they already stopped reading.
Maybe, just maybe, they had someone else in mind,
Or perhaps they were just tired of holding on.
And although it hurts,
What you need to understand is that when someone stops watering the bond,
It doesn\u2019t matter how much love you pour in;
Eventually, the connection dries up, silent, cracked, and lifeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You let them go.
And I don\u2019t mean you hit \u201cunfollow\u201d or delete their number,
Because we both know it\u2019s deeper than that.
I mean you release them from your expectations,
From your overthinking, from your late-night wishing and what-ifs.
You let them go from the altar you built in your mind,
Where you prayed they’d come back different,
Where you waited for a version of them that only existed in your hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not because you’re holding on,
But because letting go doesn\u2019t always happen overnight.
Give them the space they silently asked for,
Not to punish them, but to protect your peace.
Let them figure out what they want,
But don\u2019t lose yourself in their indecision.
Because here’s the truth:
You should never have to beg someone to love you right.
You should never have to fight to be chosen
By someone who once claimed you were everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then let them live, just not in your head,
Not in your heart, not in your sacred space.
If they can laugh without checking in,
If their world keeps turning while yours stands still,
Then it\u2019s not love you lost,
It\u2019s convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You opened your heart wide enough for two,
Loved with no brakes, gave chances that exhausted your soul.
But don\u2019t regret any of it.
Because your love was real.
And that kind of love? It leaves fingerprints,
Even if they act like they\u2019ve washed their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t keep watering a garden where nothing grows.
Don\u2019t keep building with someone who already packed their bags.
Don\u2019t write new chapters hoping they\u2019ll flip back to a page they tore out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breathe, even when it hurts.
Speak kind words to yourself, even when your heart is quiet.
Because one day, and I promise you this,
Someone will show up and stay.
Not just when it\u2019s easy, not only when you\u2019re glowing,
But even in the hard, even in the messy,
Even when you\u2019re unsure of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They\u2019ll offer it freely,
And you won\u2019t have to wonder if you\u2019re enough,
Because they\u2019ll remind you every single day that you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love yourself so deeply that walking away
Doesn\u2019t feel like a loss,
But a return,
A return to your peace,
Your power,
Your healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because what\u2019s truly meant for you will never leave quietly.
It won\u2019t fade like smoke or slip through your fingers.
It will stay.
It will fight.
And most importantly,
It will love you loudly,
Exactly the way you deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n