So I let go

So I let go. 

So I let go—

after holding on so tight,

so long.

Remembering you

in memory,

in word,

in song.

I turned back toward you

one more time,

took your dear hand in mine.

Wished I could see that smile,

keep it with me for a while.

But I held your hands

one last time—

love and tears overflowing—

and walked away.