My loss
Is his gain
His joy
Is my pain.
 
But her joy
Was my aim
So I hope that joy
Will remain.
 
The pain and sadness
I feel
I hope
Time will heal.
 
And I hope
The future for her
Is the one 
She deserves.
 
For deserve it
She does
I wish her 
Nothing but love.
 
I’ve made 
My mistakes
Change has come
Too little, too late.
 
And I won’t make
More excuses
They only add
To the bruises.
 
As her heart’s
Made its choice
I must quiet 
My voice.
 
And hope 
The future for me
Brings something
I don’t yet see.
 
My loss
Is my pain
I’ll not wish her 
The same.

I wish, 
Her the success
She deserves 
In excess.
 
And I must switch
My focus to me
And other hopes 
I wish be.
 
For there’s so much
I still deserve 
Even if I can’t 
Build it with her.

I’ll use 
This pain that I feel
To be ever 
More real.

For in this new
Loss of hope
All I can do
Is seek growth.

I let go with grace
I got no room for hate
Got closure to my face
So I can move on at my pace.

I'll be building my world
One day at a time
I've been trying to build others
But now I'm back building mine.

© Daniel Breslin