If I

Maybe if I
could forget you
I could forget my pain ever happened.
If I can pretend like
I don't need you anymore
it won't hurt so bad
to watch you move on.
If I can lie to myself
thinking that it will all be okay
maybe I can stop hurting
and start healing.
If I could convince myself
I'm better without you
and without us
I'll realize we weren't meant to be together.
If you could let me go
as I wish I could with you
we could find a place
where we don't hurt each other
as much as we do.
If I could do these things
I would
just for some peace of mind,
peace of soul, to still my aching heart
maybe I could be freed.