my brain knew but my heart wasn't ready ———letting you go my brain knew it was time to let you go long before i ever admitted it out loud. it saw the signs, understood the distance, and recognized the truth i kept trying to soften. it whispered logic and clarity, telling me that holding on was only hurting me more. but no matter how clear it all seemed in my mind, my heart refused to follow-it stayed behind, clinging to every memory, every feeling, every piece of you i wasn't ready to lose. because my heart doesn't work in facts or timelines, it works in love-and it loved you deeply. it needed more time to untangle itself from what we had, to slowly accept what my mind had already made peace with. letting you go wasn't a single moment; it was a quiet, painful process of learning to loosen my grip, even when every part of me wanted to hold on tighter. and even now, a part of my heart is still catching up, learning how to say goodbye in a way my mind already has.