Letting Go

This was so hard to do;
But I had to tell her
The truth.

We'd been together for 
So long;
But my love for her was 
No longer strong.

She saw me & came to me
With open arms;
But she had no clue what 
She was in for.

I hesitated on my words;
Fearing they would leave 
Her hurt. 

I looked her in her Amber 
Orange eyes;
The same eyes that'd once changed
My lonesome life. 

Finally, I confessed; 
That I was breaking up 
With her, 
Nothing more, nothing less.

As expected, her heartbroken;
Tears welled up in her eyes,
Her throat choked.

She asked why, just WHY!
But it wasn't her, it was me;
She wanted to know why my love
For had suddenly died.

I gave her back the ring
She'd given me one time;
I wished her the best in life,
And tha I would be just fine.

Her tears were hidden the rain;
But mine weren't,
Mine showed extreme heartache
And pain.

Do I still regret it?
Yes, it's true;
But you gotta understand 
That I was only letting go,
Of a love I once knew.