Severing Attachment

I want you* to leave me now

But part of me

Loathes to see you go

I think I should detach from you

And if I don’t, I may die

Or I may wither into a

Collapsed violet bloom

I realize that I have been dragging

You around all of my life

And it is time for that to stop

For my better health and well-being

What does it matter to you

If I let you go

Push you away

Will it hurt your feelings

Make you mad or sad

Surely so

And, if not, why did I

Hang on for so long?

Because you helped me to survive

Even to thrive in the past

You protected me, kept me safe

I appreciate you for all you’ve done

I really do

And now, I need to move on

And don’t want you to come with me

Yes, you will always be a part of my past

And I may miss you

But, the freedom and liberation

Of this release, this disengagement is

Full of bliss and knowing

That I can live more peacefully and gently

Without you who has been so ever-present

To me in this lifetime

I relied on you perhaps far too long

And now, it is time

To cut the cord

To pull it back

To my heart and body

Opening up to the

Great Mystery

The Wondrous change

The Sacred Metamorphosis

I am enjoying now

Thank you

*”you” can be anything from a pattern to a person, from a coping skill to an object of desire, a supposed need, or a womb. Or, something else.