Letting Go Poem
- Deborah Ann Martin
- May 24, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 8
A Moment of Letting Go
Some moments in life are harder than others. Today in My Poetry Corner, I want to share a poem from my heart about one of those moments —the kind when you realize the only way forward is to let go. My Letting Go poem captures the emotional tug-of-war between what we want to hold onto and what life asks us to release. At Surviving Life Lessons, we believe poetry and reflection help us process life’s transitions in ways ordinary conversation often can’t. This theme of release and renewal is also central to experiences like ME: Rewritten, where individuals explore identity, healing, and what it means to move forward with intention.
Letting Go
Letting Go
I have loved you for years.
I must leave you this, I fear.
I gave my all from day to day.
You only wanted to meet me halfway.
After years, I wanted some commitment in my life.
You never had dreams of making me your wife.
You would come and go.
Your feelings you were afraid to show.
I lived on a roller coaster of ups and downs.
It is believing in your love when you aren’t around.
As time passed, I could feel you drift further away.
I tried everything to make you want to stay.
I would hint that my patience was running thin.
Deep inside, I knew this would all end.
There are many nights I would cry.
I hoped that one day you would give us an honest try.
I know that the love I feel will always last.
But I must accept that our love is in the past.
I will never forget the love we had from the start.
Your memories remain in my dreams and my heart.
From Love and Heartache Moments: Healing Poems after divorce or breakup
Part of the Life Moments Series
© 2025 Deborah Ann Martin. All rights reserved.
Reflection of My Letting Go Poem
Letting go is one of the hardest things I've ever had to face. I wrote my Letting Go poem when I loved someone with all my heart, but after four years of dating, he still wasn't ready to commit. He wasn’t meant to stay in my life. The hardest part is loving someone so much and having to decide to let them go. Over 30 years later, I still love him and have beautiful dreams about him. You know, the ones you hate to wake from. Writing this poem helped me realize that letting go isn’t about giving up but setting yourself free. It was about me having a new beginning, a new tomorrow. I deserved to find someone who loves me as I love them.
I hope reading this reminds you that healing is a journey, and that moving forward, one small step at a time, is okay.
The Style Behind the Words
Poetry Style Name: Narrative Rhymed Verse
Structure and Form: 4-line stanzas telling a clear emotional journey
Meter: Smooth and conversational
Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme: AABB in most stanzas (consistent pairing creates flow)
Sound and Rhythm: Gentle and honest — like telling a story to a friend
Poetic Devices:
Repetition & Parallelism: “I gave my all,” “I hoped,” “I know” — shows emotional effort
Imagery: “Roller coaster,” “drift further away,” “memories remain” — shows emotional weight
Tone: Sad but strong — rooted in love, shaped by self-respect
Explore More Love and Heartache Moments
If Letting Go spoke to your heart, I invite you to explore more poems like it in Love and Heartache Moments: Healing Poems after divorce or breakup.
This collection embraces the raw emotions of heartbreak, healing, and the courage to begin again.
About the Life Moments Series
My Life Moments Series celebrates the real moments that shape our lives — love, heartache, laughter, and growth.
Discover Loving Moments, Love and Heartache Moments, and Kid Moments — collections filled with poems written from the heart, for every stage of life.
References
Love and Heartache Moments: Healing Poems after divorce or breakup, Deborah Ann Martin, 2025.
Deborah Ann Martin Amazon Author Central Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/deborahamartin
About the Author:
Deborah Ann Martin is the founder of Surviving Life Lessons, a published author, poet, speaker, and trainer with over 20 years of management experience across multiple industries. An MBA graduate, U.S. veteran, single mother, and rare cancer survivor, Deborah brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her writing on resilience, leadership, personal growth, and overcoming adversity. Her mission is to empower others with practical wisdom and real-life insight to navigate life’s challenges with strength and purpose.
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