Lessons In Not Letting Go, a Love fanfic

holding on was always my one talent
she said as she watched the rain erase
every single trace
that was left of him at the door

whatever's left is sacred cause
letting go is such a harsh defeat
it's almost as if to me it seems
it was never there at all

and I'll cry until to me it's as if
every bone in my body is justified
with the ripping pain it feels inside
til I believe you're gone

so as you turn your back on me
I'll give you lessons in not letting go
it's the one thing I can pride myself on
guess I could go pro
at never letting memories slip through my fingers
and always holding on tight
cause even though this hurts you more than it hurts me
being left behind more than once hurts hard inside

I'd like to keep your memory pressed
in the box I keep at the bottom of my drawer
where I keep everyone who came before
so I can laugh instead of turn cold

fling myself down for another night's sleep
examine myself inside out
see what you've changed in shades of doubt
the only way you can go from the bottom is up

I've got every artifact that can prove
I don't know what's good for me yet
and it's a pretty safe bet
I'll do this all over again until you come back

maybe it's just my fault
for not knowing when to let go
maybe it's just my fault
for holding on to something that was gone long ago
maybe it's just my fault
for now knowing how to show
that it's just my fault
for giving myself lessons in not letting go

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