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Letting Go Poem – A Heartache We Understand

Updated: Jun 7


Golden sunset over a tranquil lake with a boat floating near a wooden pier, symbolizing reflection, peace, and new beginnings.
The sun sets on what was and rises on all that will be.

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.


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 during a time 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 to love someone so much, but have 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 like I love them.


I hope reading this reminds you that healing is a journey, and 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.





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