Sailing away from the port

I have never felt free, I have yearned for it

I can never be free, free because in everything I think of you existed

They bring me back to our moments, of laughter and sadness

This random passage of time demands my sacrifice, of you

I relinquish my life with you, for you could be better off without me

This could be my epilogue, maybe my gravestone could read

And like the ship of Theseus, every bit of me had been altered

I no longer recognise myself now, without you walking my decks

At port when you step away tomorrow, do not turn back to wave

I shall break my chains, steady my sails and set myself adrift

For I wish you well, away from the confines of my existence

When you are no longer on-board, I can weep in peace sans questions

I shall float on the endless oceans of my isolation of you

For this is what I can best provide, letting you heave sanity bound breaths

There is no need for seething under your breath, or to be in curdling rage

My fading into the horizon shall set you free to be you, be the best version of you