The Memoir Of Ms. Butterfly

You’re out there chasing your forever.
And I’m learning how to find my name
Without your shadow in the mirror
Or pieces of you in my flame

You thanked me for not believing.
That I could break or start anew
You loved me like I was unchanging
A ghost of a girl hiding from view

I held on to the dream, not the days
The life we never touched, always out of phase

But I never got to be your home
We never got the keys and never built our own
Now you’re smiling in someone else’s light
And I’m choosing me—out loud, tonight
This is the goodbye I had to write

I used to carry “what ifs” like prayer beads
Rewriting vows, we never said
But now I see the love we needed
We couldn’t breathe where we made our bed

You moved on while I unpacked my scars
And somehow, that’s the bravest part

I’m not bitter—I’m becoming.
Not broken—just unbecoming
The version of me who begged to be seen
Now she’s walking free with dignity

We never made it to Forever’s door
But I’m not waiting on it anymore
This letter’s for me, not for you to fight
I am the love; I live to write
And this… this is the goodbye I had to write

Ms. Butterfly Genesis