Trying To Keep You Safe

I wouldn't call it giving up,

But it's time I let you go.

I've cared so much I cried at night,

But you don't need to know.

I don't know where it's coming from,

But it needs to go away;

I have to choose between loving you,

And trying to keep you safe.

Yes, my love, I trust you,

But I can't make you my crutch;

You have a life also,

And I'm treating you as such.

So I can't tell you everything,

If you really have to know,

And I'm not forsaking you,

Just... giving you space to grow.

If I can't stop from feeling,

I'll just keep it inside,

And though you'll never hear it,

This is my goodbye.