letting go

If you love someone set them free, don't try to keep them close.
For if you truly love someone, you have to let them go.
They are not your puppets, not bound to you by strings.
They are their own person, with different tunes to which they sing.

And if you hold them tighter, they'll remind you of the sea.
So beautiful to look at, but wild, untamed, forever free.
For we can not bend their wills like the wind can to the grass.
They trust us with their hearts, making promises with their laughs.

If you love someone, set them free, don't try to keep them close.
For if you truly love someone, you have to let them go.
Someday they'll return to you, and thank you for what you've done.
Forever will they love you, if you don't force them to run.