i promised that if you didn't change, you'd end up losing me, and i kept my word. i stayed longer than i should have, hoping you'd finally notice how much i cared, hoping you'd try to meet me halfway. but you kept doing the same things, pretending my feelings didn't matter. i gave you so many chances, but nothing ever changed. in the end, i had to choose myself. leaving wasn't easy, but staying would've hurt even more. it would've meant losing my peace just to keep you close. now i understand that love without effort becomes too heavy to hold, and i can't be the only one carrying it. you didn't lose me because i stopped loving you, you lost me because you never gave me a reason to stay.