In shadows cast, I vow this rhyme,
"I won't be a disappointment this time."
As you depart, with grace bestowed,
"It's okay for you to leave, I know."
Along the path where heartaches roam,
Once upon a broken road, I've grown.
Amidst the ache, where tears have flown,
Pain's my only home, a truth I've known.
Through solitude's embrace, I've shown,
I've learned to be alone, to stand on my own.
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