When you left, I never thought I’d be able to scrape together parts of my broken heart. You left me holding the pieces of a shattered soul, feeling unloved and unwanted. For so long, I fought back the tears and sadness, often silent when I was screaming inside. Little by little, I remembered who I was, struggling to kindle the fire that you extinguished in my deepest depths. I thought I had lost it all when I lost you, but I began to understand it was just the opposite. I discovered that everything that truly mattered was just buried within my heart, So long lost and forgotten that I didn’t know how to uncover it.. until you forced my hand. When you left, I didn’t know how’d I go on or what tomorrow would bring. It was then that I began to realize who I was and what I was capable of. I guess I should thank you for setting me free and opening my eyes to the possibilities. You forced me to find the strength that I never knew I had. I’m no longer pushed by my problems. I’m led by my dreams. You thought you broke my heart, but truthfully, you did me a favor. Because of you, I’m wiser, stronger, braver and more driven than ever before. I didn’t give up on me, and in the end I found myself on the path to a better life filled with happiness. You gave me the greatest gift of all by leaving. The way to a better me. Thank you for giving up on me. You showed me what truly matters more than anything: Me. Now, I have the greatest love of all.. my own. In the end, I won back my freedom, my strength and my vision for a brighter future. This time, I’m catching my dreams and not ever giving up on any of them.