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“sometimes,
\nletting go is an exorcism.
\nit's standing on a bridge in the mountains
\nin the black of the night
\nand screaming to the stars as you throw
\nthat necklace they gave you out into the canyon.
\nand you watch it fall into every bit of the black below
\njust to make sure to yourself that you will never, ever hold it again\u2026
\nto make sure you understand that they will never, ever hold you again.
\nand it's chewing them out of your heart the way you used to bite down into their chest,
\nand with that same intensity you used to feel when you were that close to them.
\nan excruciating. exorcism.
\nburning it all down and leaving it all behind
\nand gutting yourself inside out
\nuntil you remove every last trace.<\/p>\nbut sometimes\u2026 letting go is just noticing.
\na little change in your breath. how it comes a little easier from your lungs.
\nhow you feel just a little different in your skin, like it holds a little less memory of
\ntheir fingertip touch and a little more texture of who you are.<\/p>\nand then sometimes\u2026 it's finally surrendering.
\ngiving in to the loosening of your grip on what you can no longer hold on to because
\nit just hurts too. much. to keep holding on.
\nso you decide it might be ok- it might be essential to start letting go.
\nand you let go just a little bit. and then a little bit more.
\nand you let it fall through your fingers
\nagain and again and again
\nuntil you finally feel free.”<\/em>
\n– butterflies rising<\/p><\/blockquote>\n