Sometimes leaving
is the only way
to grow again.
There comes a point
when staying
no longer helps you.
The place,
the people,
they don’t fit
the person you’re becoming.
You feel it first.
That quiet knowing
that something has ended,
even if you’re still there.
Leaving doesn’t mean
you didn’t try.
It means you finally saw
that it no longer serves you,
and you chose
to move forward
anyway.