Still on my Mind

It's been so long since I last saw you
I don't know if you still look the same
I never forget you, or stop thinking about you
Because you're always on my mind
Even though I don't carry a picture in my wallet
There is and image of you that is embedded in my brain
and tattooed to my heart

But, maybe it is that time
the time that I had dreaded for so long
The moment when I let you go
The moment that I knew would come
but I was hoping would never actually get here

I've tried many times
I told myself that you didn't matter
That it was over
That you would always be just a wonderful memory
and nothing more
But the truth is, that when it comes time
to push delete button and erase you from my mind
my heart won't allow it

It doesn't matter how many times I said it is over
my heart always overrules my mind
and I guess I'm not strong enough to leave you behind
I guess deep down, there is always hope
and hope is what makes us strong
it is what we fight with when all else is gone

So I guess I will keep going
like a friend once told me
"stay on this road, go as far as you can,
even if it takes you on a dead end"
Because you leave and you learn
and things will always happen for a reason

A reason that we might not understand at the moment
but life goes on
and everything you learn will someday be worth it
Worth every little tear you ever shed
Because, life's lesson is not at its end, it's in the journey.