Please Understand

Please understand,

Why I must go,

Why I need to leave the nest,

I just need space,

I need enough of it,

To feel free to make a mess,

To feel free to make mistakes,

I need to be able to breathe in,

And not feel choked with tough decisions,

To the point where I can’t breathe,

To the point where I’m dieing,

Please understand,

I’m leaving because of myself,

I need to explore the land,

See everything there is to see,

To see what other’s wish they could see.

My mind, body, and soul long for adventure,

To be in a foreign place,

Where they don’t speak my language,

To see far off places,

To go the distance,

If I can,

Because then I’ll have space,

My past they don’t know,

I don’t want to know it either,

And the future we all don’t know,

That’s what’s so great.

No one will know of my mistakes,

No one will know of my problems,

No one will bother to ask,

Hopefully.

So that’s why I must go,

That’s why I must leave,

I’ll be back when the time is right,

But until then,

Please understand.