Open Ground

We met where the ground was uneven Both carrying weight we didn’t name You held the line, I leaned too hard Different storms, same rain I mistook closeness for safety You mistook distance for peace We were doing the best we could With the tools we didn’t receive No one lied No one planned the fall We just grew in opposite directions At the same exact wall This isn’t blame, this isn’t loss This is two truths learning cost I won’t shrink just to be kept You won’t bend just to be met We didn’t fail, we didn’t fake We just woke up at different gates I respect you walking away With clean hands, on open ground I learned to speak what lives in me You learned to guard your breath When pressure hits, I turn to words You turn toward rest I asked for room to be understood You asked for quiet to stay whole Neither of us was wrong We just needed different roles I won’t chase You won’t fight We don’t need to bleed To prove we tried This isn’t blame, this isn’t loss This is two truths learning cost I won’t shrink just to be kept You won’t bend just to be met We didn’t fail, we didn’t fake We just woke up at different gates I respect you walking away With clean hands, on open ground There was a time when we shared pains Swapped places without knowing names Now I stand where you once stood Choosing self instead of should If I’ve become what you outgrew That doesn’t make me wrong or you It just means the season changed And we listened, even when it hurt No more fixing, no more proof No more carrying what isn’t truth I keep my voice, you keep your space Both are acts of self‑respect I don’t need you to understand I just need to stay who I am I wish you well, I mean that sound With clean hands, on open ground Some bonds don’t break ...they transform Some doors don’t slam... they close warm This isn’t the end of care or regard It’s the start of honoring where we are