“One Day, I’ll Walk Away”

But one day, I’ll walk away

Not bitter, just awake.

For the heart learns peace, not revenge,

And silence becomes its victory song.

I will not curse the pain that grew me,

Nor the shadows that taught me light.

I have danced with sorrow and called it teacher,

I have dined with loss and still tasted life.

The chains they built were only lessons,

The tears they caused became my sea.

I sailed across my own becoming,

And found that freedom lived in me.

When I leave, I’ll leave with peace,

With laughter resting on my face.

For love, unbroken, walks beside

And I, reborn, no longer hide.

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