Effort in Vain

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The harsh realization that putting in more effort can't always mend a relationship. Sometimes it's better for yourself to let go rather than continuing to feed yourself empty promises.

Effort in Vain

By Loviel

There came a time

When I finally began to realize

This was not a mutual effort

When I finally looked

Where our hands were

Once desperately grasped

I found that you had let go

And I was the only one

Still holding on

And when I released my grip

I rose, rather than fell

And I was angry at myself

As the distance grew greater

Wondering how I once thought

This illusion of commitment

Was anything

But suffocating chaos