Letting Go

You are the beauty in my soul  
Something that I didn’t realize made a hole
Why did you have to go  
Why did I let you go  
   
You are the bird that sings.  
That swoops around a little playful thing  
Why did you have to go  
Why did I let you go  
   
You were a typhoon  
In the quiet of my room  
Why did you have to go  
Why did I let you go  
   
Now you are an ache  
In the center, where you pushed the stake  
Why did you have to go  
Why did I let you go  
   
I lay here taking in my last breath  
I’m closer to you now. It’s time to meet my death  
I had to let you go  
That was something you had no control.