Acceptance

I never knew what acceptance meant

until a wise friend told me that I needed it

I thought just letting go was enough

But I was never able to do that 

without accepting things as the way they were

I refused to believe what I was told and 

I was getting myself in deep by keeping on dreaming for a fantasy that never existed

Oh boy it hurts to swallow the truth

But it is better off this way

I started to have clarity and know what is more important at hand 

Yes, I still care

But acceptance has etched in my head now

It keeps me reminding me to love myself more

I am closing a chapter behind me

Maybe someday I will be free from this poison

Whatever is true and real will remain